Teddy Bear Southern Magnolia | Compact Evergreen

Teddy Bear Southern Magnolia Classic Southern Elegance in a Garden-Friendly Size

The Southern Magnolia is one of the most iconic trees in American horticulture but its traditional form can reach 6080 ft., making it impractical for most home gardens. The Teddy Bear Southern Magnolia solves that entirely. At a graceful 1620 ft., it delivers everything the classic magnolia is celebrated for large, creamy-white fragrant blooms, glossy deep-green evergreen foliage with distinctive fuzzy brown undersides, and a refined upright form in a size that actually fits a residential landscape.

Why It Belongs in Your Garden

• Spectacular Fragrant Blooms: Large, bowl-shaped creamy-white flowers open in summer and release a rich, sweet fragrance that carries across the garden one of the most beloved scents in the plant world.
• Stunning Evergreen Foliage: Glossy, deep-green leaves with warm russet-brown fuzzy undersides provide year-round beauty and structure even when not in bloom, this tree is exceptional.
• Compact, Garden-Friendly Size: Reaches 1620 ft. a fraction of the traditional Southern Magnolia making it ideal for smaller yards, foundation plantings, and large patio containers.
• True Evergreen: Retains its foliage year-round, providing privacy screening, wind buffering, and visual structure through every season.
• Drought-Tolerant Once Established: Hardy and adaptable once its root system is established, requiring minimal supplemental watering.
• Low Maintenance: Naturally tidy growth habit requires minimal pruning just plant it and let it grow into its elegant form.

Growing Guide

• Light: Full sun to part shade
• Water: Regular watering until established; drought-tolerant thereafter
• Hardiness: USDA Zones 710
• Mature Size: 1620 ft. tall 810 ft. wide
• Bloom Time: Summer (JuneAugust)
• Available Sizes: 2 Gallon, 12 ft., 45 ft., 56 ft.

Theres a particular quality to a magnolia in full bloom on a warm summer evening the white flowers glowing in the fading light, the fragrance drifting through an open window. The Teddy Bear brings that experience to gardens that could never accommodate the original.

Complete Your Landscape

• Bloodgood Japanese Maple deep purple-red deciduous foliage that creates a rich warm-cool contrast alongside the magnolias glossy evergreen leaves
• Quick Fire Hydrangea Tree white-to-pink summer blooms that complement the magnolias creamy-white flowers for a cohesive summer garden palette