COMMON NAME: Moonglow Sweetbay Magnolia
Vigorous growing
Disease resistant
Native
Big, deep green foliage
Massive, fragrant white flowers emerge June through the summer
Attracts birds
Produces red berries
Category:Tree
Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
Hardiness Zone:5-10
Height:15-35 ft
Spread:10-20 ft
Bloom Color:White Shades
Foliage Color:Green Shades
M. virginiana is not the most well known native but ‘Moonglow’ may be a selection that changes all that. Vigorous growing and disease resistant, ‘Moonglow’ has big, deep green foliage that covers this wide, rounded plant, providing a superb backdrop to massive, creamy-white, fragrant flowers that emerge continually from June through the rest of the summer. This tree makes a large but beautiful specimen and also provides tons of shelter for nesting native birds along with an invaluable food source from the red berries contained in the big seed pods this plant produces. ‘Moonglow’ tolerates moist soils and will grow well in full sun or partial shade.
Magnolia virginiana ‘Moonglow’
$175.00
COMMON NAME: Moonglow Sweetbay Magnolia
Vigorous growing
Disease resistant
Native
Big, deep green foliage
Massive, fragrant white flowers emerge June through the summer
Attracts birds
Produces red berries
POT SIZE: 7
Description
Category:Tree
Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
Hardiness Zone:5-10
Height:15-35 ft
Spread:10-20 ft
Bloom Color:White Shades
Foliage Color:Green Shades
M. virginiana is not the most well known native but ‘Moonglow’ may be a selection that changes all that. Vigorous growing and disease resistant, ‘Moonglow’ has big, deep green foliage that covers this wide, rounded plant, providing a superb backdrop to massive, creamy-white, fragrant flowers that emerge continually from June through the rest of the summer. This tree makes a large but beautiful specimen and also provides tons of shelter for nesting native birds along with an invaluable food source from the red berries contained in the big seed pods this plant produces. ‘Moonglow’ tolerates moist soils and will grow well in full sun or partial shade.