Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana ‘Northern Belle’
‘Northern Belle’ Sweetbay Magnolia is just that! This beauty has excellent cold tolerance, making it one of the most reliably evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia selections around. It also has larger than your average flower. Pollinated by beneficial beetles, the blooms are aromatic and creamy white, turning to attractive red-orange fruit in the fall.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade; average to wet soil
Size: 15′ – 30′
Zone: 5-10
Wildlife Value: Flowers attract small bees, tumbling flower beetles, solider beetles and other pollinators; larval host for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
