Magnolia grandiflora 'Blanchard'

Also Known As

Magnolia grandiflora 'D. D. Blanchard'
Magnolia grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard'
Magnolia grandiflora 'DD Blanchard'
D.D. Blanchard Southern Mangnolia

Plant type

tree

size

H: 30'-50'
W: 15'-25'

planting zones

7a-10b

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Blanchard' plant details

Magnolia grandiflora 'Blanchard' is a broadleaf evergreen tree with bronze and green foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Magnolia grandiflora 'Blanchard'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: magnoliaceae
Foliage: evergreen bronze and green
Mature size: 15 FT - 25 FT - wide, 30 FT - 50 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: compact, fragrant, indumentum, pyramidal

GROWING CONDITIONS for Magnolia grandiflora 'Blanchard'

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

In addition to its sweetly fragrant white globe flowers, this special southern Magnolia has leaves that are glossy on the top but a showy rusty-orange on the back, a striking compact tree (to 50't x 30'w); Robbins Nursery. S/M

By: Forestfarm

A compact, pyramidal form with lustrous green leaves that are orange-brown on the undersides. It tends to loosen its form as it matures and will grow to 50' and greater.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

Large white cup-shaped, fragrant flowers in summer. Shiny leaves with rusty brown undersides. Zones 7-9.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

This evergreen magnolia has wonderfully fragrant flowers off and on all summer, a dark indumentum (the fuzzy brown on the underside of the leaves), and shiny green leaves. Grows to 30' with a 15' spread. zone 7

By: Whitman Farms

Powerfully fragrant white flowers are set off by shiny, forest green leaves that are a striking orange-brown on the undersides. Bloom begins in early-summer and continues off and on until fall. A very handsome evergreen tree. Upright and columnar in youth, becoming more pyramidal and open with age.

By: Briggs Plant Propagators

Has some of the best indumentum under the leaves. When you get the young plant there won't be any indumentum, but within a couple of years the deep brown indumentum will show up. The flowers are the typical creamy white in summer.