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How big is the Little Gem?

💎 How big is the Little Gem?

🕊 Looking for a cold-hardy tree with majestic flowers and a scent that could make angels swoon? Meet the Little Gem Magnolia! This delightful dwarf variety of the Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia - packs all the charm without the towering height.
🕊 With large, perfect white flowers that emit a divine fragrance, this beautiful columnar tree is like nature's perfume dispenser.
🕊 The leaves? They’re fluffy and brown underneath, like a teddy bear wearing a velvet jacket!
🕊 Though it’s called a "dwarf," don’t be fooled - Little Gem can still reach up to 8-10 feet wide if planted in the ground, offering plenty of blooms even when young.
🕊 While it's slow-growing, this compact beauty is perfect for small gardens where space is precious. Ideal perfume tree for container garden.
🕊 Whether it's in a container or part of your landscape, this magnolia is a total showstopper. If you're ready for a tree that blends elegance, fragrance, and manageable size, Little Gem is your new best friend!

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Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, flower

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, tree

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, flower

💎 How big is the Little Gem?

🕊 Looking for a cold-hardy tree with majestic flowers and a scent that could make angels swoon? Meet the Little Gem Magnolia! This delightful dwarf variety of the Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia - packs all the charm without the towering height.
🕊 With large, perfect white flowers that emit a divine fragrance, this beautiful columnar tree is like nature's perfume dispenser.
🕊 The leaves? They’re fluffy and brown underneath, like a teddy bear wearing a velvet jacket!
🕊 Though it’s called a "dwarf," don’t be fooled - Little Gem can still reach up to 8-10 feet wide if planted in the ground, offering plenty of blooms even when young.
🕊 While it's slow-growing, this compact beauty is perfect for small gardens where space is precious. Ideal perfume tree for container garden.
🕊 Whether it's in a container or part of your landscape, this magnolia is a total showstopper. If you're ready for a tree that blends elegance, fragrance, and manageable size, Little Gem is your new best friend!

📚 Learn more:

Trachelospermum jasminoides - Confederate Jasmine

💥 What is the easiest and toughest plant for covering both fence and ground?

💮 Trachelospermum jasminoides - Confederate Jasmine: this charming plant is a triple threat - beautiful, fragrant, and versatile!
💮 With its sweetly scented flowers and bright leaves (variegated in some varieties), it's perfect for covering fences, trellises, or even as a ground cover.
💮 It blooms profusely from winter through spring, adding vibrant color and scent to your garden.
💮 It's incredibly easygoing: drought-tolerant, fast-growing, and happy in both sun and shade. Whether you want a lush hanging basket or a fragrant garden showstopper, this jasmine is a no-brainer!

✨ What is the Jasmine Oil made of?

🌞 French Perfume Jasmine, or Poets jasmine (Jasminum officinale) is the most popular jasmine in the world as it is the source of the original Jasmine essential oil.
🌞 There are two varieties - with single flower (Jasminum x grandiflorum - it has larger size flower and is more rare) and double flower ( Jasminum officinale Flore Pleno). They are very hard to tell apart when not in bloom as the leaves look the same, but the flowers differ (see video).
🌞 Essential oil of this jasmine is one of the most important components in perfumery.
🌞 Grown in the perfume fields of Southern France.
🌞 Semi-evergreen to deciduous vine with lots of fragrant white flowers in spring, summer, and fall.
🌞 Drought tolerant and hardy, it has good tolerance to a wide range of temperatures and is easily maintained in pots.
🌞 Jasmine associates nicely with climbing roses, honeysuckle or clematis, but it looks superb grown on its own.