Magnolia virginiana ludoviciana JC Raulston Arboretum or a bold accent in

or a bold accent in a mixed border

'Gulftide' earns a place for cold-hardiness above all

Site the shrub where a winter path

a resemblance that has raised more than one eyebrow over a perfectly innocent native plant

Plant in sun or semi-shade and provide adequate moisture

Magnolia virginiana ludoviciana JC Raulston Arboretum or a bold accent inSweetbay is one of the loveliest and most useful of the native magnolias, and this is Sweetbay from the far western edge of the range, the big leaved, big flowered form of the Louisiana and east Texas country long known in gardens as Magnolia virginiana ludoviciana. Set against the typical species, these western Gulf plants carry noticeably larger leaves and flowers, with soft down on the undersides of the leaves and on the flower buds, and grow as