The sweet bay magnolia is a graceful, slender, flowering, deciduous to semi-evergreen native shrub or tree. it typically grows 10 to 35 feet tall and equally as wide. and is native to woodlands and swamps of coastal  southeastern United States and north to the New York coast. The sweet bay magnolia prefers full sun to partial shade and does best in consistently moist to wet, acidic, and organically rich soils. This species tolerates wet, swampy, and boggy soils; whereas, most other magnolias are intolerant. 

Moonglow is an more vigorous and cold hardy cultivar with slightly larger flowers than the species

About Virginiana Moonglow