Magnolia virginiana ‘Jim Wilson’ Moonglow® is an upright sweetbay magnolia featuring glossy green leaves with silvery undersides that shimmer in the breeze. Creamy white, cup-shaped flowers release a distinctive lemon fragrance in late spring and summer, followed by decorative seed clusters with bright red seeds. Its elegant, relatively narrow habit suits specimen plantings, moist woodland edges and rain gardens. Unlike many magnolias, it tolerates damp to wet soil. Foliage may be semi-evergreen in milder climates but is typically deciduous in colder Ontario gardens.

7.6–9.1 m tall x 4.6–6.1 m wide

Full sun to partial shade

Spring - Summer

Zone 5 (-29 to -23° C)