Magnolia Virginiana " Sweetbay Magnolia"

Magnolia Virginiana " Sweetbay Magnolia" host plant

Butterfly host plant for Tiger Swallowtail ( Papilio Glaucus)

Pot Size: 3 gallon

Height: 24" to 36"

Fact about Magnolia Virginiana host plant:

Sweetbay Magnolia also known as merely sweetbay, is the best host plant for the tiger swallowtail butterfly. The leaves are alternate, simple, entire, elliptic, around 6" long, green above, whitish beneath. Flowers: smaller than other magnolias but otherwise similar, petals white, around 1 1/2" long, usually not exceeding 4 " in width when fully open. Fruit: a greenish, ovoid, knobby, bonelike structure. Distribution: swamps and wetlands

Family: Magnoliaceae

* Zones: 5 to 10

* Height: 10 to 35 feet

* Bloom Time: May to June

* Sun: Full sun to part shade

* Water: Medium to wet