Bracken's brown beauty (magnolia grandiflora bracken's brown beauty) is a cultivar of the southern magnolia that is notable for being particularly tolerant of cold weather.
5b to 9 oval pyramid form with upright growth. Making a striking garden specimen, 'bracken's brown beauty' southern magnolia can also serve as a dense screen or windbreak. With their bright white blooms, along with their recognizable foliage, they can complete the look to any landscape or lawn. Produces large fragrant creamy white saucer shaped flowers that are 8 inches wide.