Sweetbay Magnolia
Photo credit

Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Co-attribution must be given to the Chanticleer Garden., CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Its plant group hosts 25 kinds of caterpillars
Flower color
Cream or white
Bloom
Summer
Leaves
Semi-evergreen or evergreen
Height
10–35 feet
Spread
10–35 feet
Light
Part shade to full sun
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.

Containers
Not listed by our container sources

Native to South Carolina (estimated from a national checklist)