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Magnolia grandis

Magnolia grandis is a tree from southern China (southeastern Yunnan and southwestern Guangxi) that is threatened in the wild by habitat loss. It is rarely grown outside its native subtropical range, and it needs warm, mild conditions and well-drained soil to thrive.

Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist while establishing, then water deeper and less often once established; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic loam or humus-rich mix.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
China (SE. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi)
Climate
subtropical

About

Magnolia grandis is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is a tree endemic to southeastern Yunnan and southwestern Guangxi in southern China. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Magnolia plants

Cucumber Magnolia · Magnolia amazonica · Tianmu Magnolia · Magnolia aromatica · Ashe's Magnolia · Magnolia biondii · Magnolia sumatrana var. glauca · Magnolia boliviana · Magnolia calimaensis · Magnolia calophylla · Campbell's Magnolia · Magnolia cararensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia grandis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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