Green Shadow Sweetbay Magnolia'Green Shadow' has been growing for 35 years in the TN nursery of master plant breeder, Don Shadow, where it's kept its leaves through 15 degree temps! Most other sweebays drop their leaves with only a heavy frost. 2" diameter white flowers are lemon scented and will easily flower for 4 months during the summer. Flowers turn into ornamental cone shaped red and orange seed pods in late fall.