magnolia hedge plants
Magnolia hedge plants are a timeless choice for New Zealand gardens, offering elegance, reliable privacy, and year-round beauty. These versatile shrubs and trees are well-loved for their glossy evergreen foliage, abundant fragrant blooms, and robust growth habit. Whether you’re looking to create a living fence, soften your property boundary, or add structure to a garden design, magnolia hedges are a smart, long-lasting investment.
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ is a compact, evergreen tree prized for its glossy green leaves and large, fragrant white flowers. Growing to around 4–6 metres tall, it’s ideal for smaller gardens, screening, or feature planting. ‘Little Gem’ blooms from late spring to summer and offers year-round appeal with its dense foliage and tidy form. Hardy and low-maintenance, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it a standout choice for ornamental purposes.
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Magnolia Jade Emperor (Evergreen Magnolia Jade Emperor)
Magnolia grandiflora Jade Emperor, commonly known as Southern Magnolia or Evergreen Magnolia, is a small tree that produces masses of large and showy, white flowers through late spring and summer. The fragrant flowers are borne amidst the glossy, dark green leaves which serve as a lovely backdrop. It grows with a rounded habit to about 4 m tall and 3 m wide and responds well to trimming. Magnolia Jade Emperor makes for a lovely specimen and is commonly added to a mixed planting, planted around outdoor living areas, used as a backdrop for smaller plants, or grown as a hedge.
