Gold Star magnolia
Magnolia 'Gold Star'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 25 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gold Star' magnolia (Magnolia 'Gold Star') is a tree for specimen planting, borders, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its creamy yellow, tulip-like to starry flowers can reach four inches across and open before the bronze new leaves emerge. The tree grows in a neat pyramid shape and draws bees and birds.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, First Frost hosta, and Ornamental onion.