Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)Estimated Height at Pickup: 2 3, 3 gal A manageable native magnolia with large, fragrant white flowers! Hosts the caterpillars of eastern tiger and spicebush swallowtail butterflies. Well tolerant of clay and boggy soils. This native of southern Indiana adapts well to central Indiana, and will likely continue to do so as the climate shifts. Pollination: Likely self pollinating. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun Shade Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic Soil Type:

This sturdy hickory is adaptable and drought hardy once established

Fruit: Female flowers mature to classic winged maple seeds (“helicopters”) in late summer-fall

what plants to use

and the native plants that support them

Fruit: Small

Another species routed by blight

so hunted for a solution

Densely branching form provides good cover for birds and other wildlife

but they adapt well to average

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts meany insects including the banded hairstreak and hickory hairstreak butterflies

and cecropia

or to fill in after honeysuckle removal