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Magnolia 'Yellow Lantern' 23cm

Name: Magnolia 'Yellow Lantern' 23cm
Brand: Greenleaf Garden Center
SKU: MagnYelLantern23cm
Price: 45.0 EUR
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Deciduous flowering tree · Magnoliaceae · upright, narrowly conical

Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’

Family: Magnoliaceae · Pot: 23 cm · Height: approx. 70 cm

Soft yellow
Upright crown
Deciduous
RHS Recommended AGM

Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ raises large upright flowers of clear creamy yellow from mid-spring before the crown fills with leaves. Its narrow conical architecture makes each bloom resemble a luminous lantern held on a bare branch. As it opens the colour softens without losing warmth, creating a rare and exceptionally elegant spring display. It is unmistakable at first glance.

This is a magnolia for gardens that need height and light without an excessively broad footprint. Standing alone in lawn, beside an entrance or at the back of a considered border, it acts like a natural lamp drawing the eye among the colours of spring.

RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

What makes it distinctive

‘Yellow Lantern’ is distinguished by yellow before leaves and two further characters specific to this exact selection.

Yellow before leaves

A bare spring crown lets the creamy-yellow flowers read clearly from a considerable distance.

Lantern posture

Tepals remain upright around the axis before relaxing, creating the cultivar's signature.

Narrower silhouette

Conical growth supplies a strong vertical element without the spread of many older magnolias.

Why you will love it: it brings rare magnolia yellow into a clean architectural form that illuminates the entire spring garden.

In the garden & on the balconyPlacement & plant pairingsExact position, mature scale and three botanically compatible companions.

Planting position

Best position

Use as a vertical landmark in a sunny sheltered part of the garden, against a clean background and with at least four metres of clear diameter for the long-term crown.

Colour & compatibility

Compatible planting

Pair with Cornus kousa, Hamamelis × intermedia and Narcissus ‘Thalia’ for a succession of woody flowering and repeated cream-yellow tones.

Cornus kousa — acts as a structural backdrop or vertical counterpoint with a compatible scale and growth rhythm.
Hamamelis × intermedia — extends the composition with a different flowering season and compatible light, position and soil moisture.
Narcissus ‘Thalia’ — adds low seasonal flowers before or between the plant’s main periods of interest.

Care at a glance

Light

Sun to bright partial shade, sheltered from drying easterly wind. Morning light and a calm microclimate help the flowers open cleanly.

Water

Water deeply during establishment and prolonged summer drought. Roots appreciate even moisture but not heavy, permanently saturated ground.

Climate & hardiness

Woody growth is hardy, although open flowers may be damaged by late frost. A site away from frost pockets protects the display.

Safety

An ornamental tree, not a food product. Do not use bark, flowers or leaves for consumption without specialist botanical identification.

Detailed careComplete care guideSoil, feeding, pruning and winter management.

Light

Sun to bright partial shade, sheltered from drying easterly wind. Morning light and a calm microclimate help the flowers open cleanly.

Water

Water deeply during establishment and prolonged summer drought. Roots appreciate even moisture but not heavy, permanently saturated ground.

Soil & drainage

Provide deep, fertile, organic, freely drained soil, preferably slightly acid to neutral. Avoid compaction and digging over the fleshy surface roots.

Feeding

Apply compost around the crown and a restrained feed in early spring. Excess nitrogen favours extension at the expense of wood ripening and flower buds.

Pruning

Prune only when necessary, just after flowering: remove dead, crossing or weak branches. Large cuts heal slowly and distort the natural habit.

Winter

Leaf fall is normal. Keep roots buffered with organic mulch and protect only young potted plants from prolonged deep freezing.

Development over timeFrom young plant to mature presenceEstablishment, specific architecture and the plant's real mature garden volume.

Initial establishment

In its first years the magnolia invests more in roots and a few sound axes than in rapid bulk. An undisturbed root zone and deep watering during drought build its framework securely.

Building its form

The young tree develops a strong central leader and acute branch angles. As it matures, lateral limbs lengthen without losing the narrow conical top, while short flowering spurs become more numerous.

Mature expression

At maturity it becomes an upright narrowly pyramidal tree 4–8 m high and 2.5–4 m wide, with flowers distributed over a clear branch framework.

Mature habit & dimensions

in the ground

Height 4–8 mSpread 2.5–4 mUpright, narrowly pyramidal

The continuous trunk carries ascending branches at different heights, creating a crown that tapers towards its tip. Elongated yellow flowers stand like small cups at the shoot ends; the upright outline is best appreciated with the whole tree in view.

Form through time

Deciduous treeUpright cup-shaped flowersLeafy summer crown

Mid- to late springUpright creamy-yellow flowers open before the crown fills with leaves.

SummerElliptic leaves fill the lateral branches, producing a denser, narrowly pyramidal crown.

Autumn leaf fall reveals the woody framework again. Flower buds remain at the shoot tips for the following spring.

History & originCultivar originA Phil Savage hybrid uniting yellow pigment with classical magnolia form.

Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ was raised before 1985 by American hybridiser Phil Savage in Michigan. His crosses sought to bring the yellow colour of North American Magnolia acuminata into the large, striking flowers of its Asian relatives.

For this selection he crossed Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ with Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Big Pink’. The second parent was then known as ‘Alexandrina’, which explains why that older name still accompanies the history of the cross. The combination produced an upright tree with elongated, soft yellow flowers that retain their distinctive lantern shape.

From Savage’s breeding programme, the cultivar reached ornamental gardens and became established for its narrow pyramidal outline and spring flowers. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012, a later recognition of the garden value of this American selection.

Greenleaf for Plant NerdsScientific details nobody asked forMechanisms, anatomy, physiology and taxonomic boundaries behind the plant's behaviour.

Tepals rather than distinct petals

In magnolias the outer and inner floral parts are not cleanly divided into sepals and petals; they are tepals arranged in successive spirals around an elongated floral axis.

Yellow carotenoids

The yellow tone comes chiefly from carotenoids held in tepal chromoplasts. As a flower opens and tissue expands, the visible pigment concentration often dilutes towards cream.

Frequently asked questions

Six precise answers for ‘Yellow Lantern’, from its present scale to mature behaviour.

01What does the present size of ‘Yellow Lantern’ mean?

The listed approx. 70 cm is its height on arrival. Long-term placement must allow for a mature scale of 4–8 m by 2.5–4 m rather than today's young outline.

02Where will ‘Yellow Lantern’ perform best?

Use as a vertical landmark in a sunny sheltered part of the garden, against a clean background and with at least four metres of clear diameter for the long-term crown.

03How do I know when ‘Yellow Lantern’ needs water?

Water deeply during establishment and prolonged summer drought. Roots appreciate even moisture but not heavy, permanently saturated ground.

04When should I prune ‘Yellow Lantern’?

Prune only when necessary, just after flowering: remove dead, crossing or weak branches. Large cuts heal slowly and distort the natural habit.

05Will the flowers stay strongly yellow?

They open clear yellow and usually soften towards cream as the tepals expand. This progression is characteristic, not fading caused by a problem.

06Does it need another magnolia to flower?

No. Flowering does not require a pollinator, although other magnolias may increase the chance of seed formation.

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Magnolia 'Yellow Lantern' 23cm

Magnolia 'Yellow Lantern' 23cm

Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’

What makes it distinctive

Yellow before leaves

Lantern posture

Narrower silhouette

Best position

Compatible planting

Care at a glance

Light

Water

Climate & hardiness

Safety

Light

Water

Soil & drainage

Feeding

Pruning

Winter

Initial establishment

Building its form

Mature expression

Mature habit & dimensions

Form through time

Tepals rather than distinct petals

Yellow carotenoids

Frequently asked questions

Magnolia 'Yellow Lantern' 23cm — Care & Tips

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The cardboard used for the boxes is specially made to provide resistance to potential impacts during transport.

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