Magnolia grandiflora (MGTIG) Greenback™

Common Name:
Greenback Southern Magnolia

Description:
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Greenback™’ is a refined evergreen magnolia selected for its dense upright growth habit, glossy foliage, and impressive flowering performance. This attractive cultivar produces large leathery dark green leaves with rich coppery-brown undersides, creating year-round structure and elegance in the landscape. From late spring through summer, it bears large creamy white fragrant flowers with a classic magnolia form, filling the garden with a rich lemony perfume. ‘Greenback™’ develops into a neat pyramidal tree with excellent branching density, making it highly suitable for avenue planting, screening, feature planting, and formal garden designs. In Melbourne’s climate, it thrives in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil and benefits from regular watering while establishing. Once mature, it shows good tolerance to dry conditions and urban environments. Its evergreen foliage, ornamental flowers, and tidy growth habit make it an outstanding low-maintenance feature tree for residential and commercial landscapes.

Form:

• Tree - Medium

Mature Size:

• Height: 8–12 m
• Width: 4–6 m

Aspect:

• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• Creamy white

Key Attributes:

• Bee Attracting
• Bird Attracting
• Evergreen
• Feature Tree
• Fragrant flowers
• Perennial
• Suitable for Avenue Planting
• Suitable for Hedging
• Suitable for Screening

Toxicity:

• Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:

• Camellia
• Clivia
• Gardenia
• Helleborus
• Hydrangea
• Liriope
• Nandina
• Viburnum
• Woodland ferns

This cultivar is grown by Flemings Nurseries, one of Australia's most renowned growers.
Image used with permission from Fleming’s Nurseries.

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