A new arrival for 2024, Magnolia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ is a compact variety of this much-loved garden shrub. Fitting neatly into a large container, as well as happy in open ground, ‘Honey Velvet’ is perfect for patios, balconies and courtyards or smaller planting spaces. Foliage is simply shaped and dark green with a glossy sheen to the front – fantastic for filling gaps or creating long-lasting impact in containers and herbaceous borders. In March and April large, creamy white flowers emerge from fascinating velvety brown buds. Blooms are cup-shaped and have an intense, sweet perfume which will gently fill the garden or your home if stems are cut for a vase. Fantastic as a food source for early pollinators too. Plant Magnolia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ in rich, moist, well-drained soil of any type except chalk. Magnolia prefer an acid to neutral pH soil and like a spot in full sun or partial shade.