- Name: Southern Magnolia - Other Common Names: Bull Bay - Scientific Name: Magnolia Grandiflora - Color: White Flowers / Showy Reddish Pink Seed Clusters In Fall / Undersides Of Leaves Are Reddish Brown - Plant Seeds: Fall / Cold Stratify / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost / Outdoors After Danger Of Frost - Bloom Time: May - June, And Some Flowering Into Fall - Ornamental Berries: Sept - Oct, Into Winter - Hardiness Zone: 6 ? 10 - Plant Height: 60 - 90' - Plant Spacing: 30 - 40' - Light Requirements: Sun - Part Shade - Soil Water Preferences: Average - Quantity: 10 Seeds - Other: The Southern Magnolia Is Native To The Southern Us. It Is The State Tree Of Mississippi And The State Flower Of Louisiana. Its Beautiful Flowers Are An Unbelievable 10 - 12" In Diameter!! The Fragrant Flowers Are White With Yellow Stamens Have A Waxy Texture. The Flowers Turn Into Beautiful 3 ? 4? Long Pink Fruit In The Fall. Plants Are Able To Tolerate Both Coastal Conditions Moist Periods. This Magnolia?s Beautiful Hard Wood Is Used Commercially To Make Furniture. The Southern Magnolia Is An Evergreen With Dark Green Shiny Leaves Whose Undersides Are A Lovely Reddish Brown. The Leaves Are Stiff Leathery, Measure Up To 10" Long. They Are Used By Florists In Arrangements. Beautiful!