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    MAGNOLIA
    MAGNOLIA
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    MAGNOLIA

    MAGNOLIAS, named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol, are an ancient genus and it is thought that pollination was by beetles as the trees appeared before bees. Fossilised remains from the family are 95 million years old.

    The main centre of distribution is eastern and southeastern Asia with a secondary centre in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America. 

    LARGE and SPECIMEN sized magnolias are almost all grafted plants. Many are also very rare.

    LARGE plants are 2-3 year old grafts and SPECIMEN plants 3-5 year old grafts.

    Different Magnolia varieties grow at very different speeds and therefore the size of a LARGE or a SPECIMEN plant and the exact pot size it is delivered in can vary markedly for plants of identical age and also on time of year, since Magnolias can grow very quickly.

    Many more magnolia pictures can be found on the Caerhays Website and The Garden Diary.

     

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Used as a parent plant for many of the Jury hybrids.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Honey fungus, coral spot, scale insects.
    • Place of origin
      Imported in the 1950s from Hilliers as Lanarth but found to be a seedling.
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
      Rich pink with a creamy upper surface.
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      5m (16ft) plus
    • Spread
      3.5m (11½ft) plus
    • Tree
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich.
    • Full sun
      Shelter from strong winds.
    • Partial shade
    • Broadly columnar
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      5m (16ft) plus
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        3.5m (11½ft) plus
      		  
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    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
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    varieties of Magnolia

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    • MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Honey Liz'
    Cucumber tree
    A hybrid between M. 'Miss Honeybee' and M. 'Elizabeth'. Large upright almost painted yellow flowers
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Koban Dori'
    Cucumber tree
    Soft canary-yellow blooms which open as the leaf appears in spring. Its neat pyramidal habit and restricted overall size makes it very suitable for suburban gardens
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
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    MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Seiju'
    Blue-green tulip-shaped flowers
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Advance'
    A hybrid bred by Vance Hooper in New Zealand. Clear lilac-purple goblet-shaped blooms on this hybrid between M. soulangeana 'Burgundy' and M. 'Vulcan'
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    MAGNOLIA 'A.E. Bold'
    Purple
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Antje Zandee'
    A striking dark purple variety which is a cross between M. 'Deep Purple Dream' and M. 'Black Tulip'
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Anya'
    Deep red.
     
    Large
    £80.00
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    MAGNOLIA 'Aphrodite'
    Reddish-purple
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Apollo'
    Rich violet-purple flowers at first turning purple-rosy-violet later. Highly scented
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Athene'
    Jury hybrid with white flowers shading to pink at the base
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Betty'
    Petals purplish-red, white inside, suitable for smaller gardens
     
    Small
    £17.50
    Medium
    £70.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Big Dude'
    Huge flowers which are reddish-purple outside and white inside fading rose-pink and white
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Black Swan'
    Dark red flowers
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Blushing Belle'
    Pink cup-and-saucer flowers, paler pink within.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Titan'
    Pale pink and cream
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird'
    Introduced at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens in 1967 as a hybrid between M. acuminata and M. x brooklynensis. Flowers are yellow with a slight greenish tinge
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Large
    £80.00
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    MAGNOLIA 'Butterflies'
    A hybrid between M.acuminata and M.denudata with rich yellow flowers and red stamens
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Belle'
    A hybrid raised at Caerhays Castle with huge saucer-shaped salmon-pink flowers
     
    Seedling
    £25.00
    Unavailable
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    Medium
    £70.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Surprise'
    A hybrid between M. mollicomata and M. liliiflora 'Nigra' which flowers at a young age and is suitable for smaller gardens. The flowers open a dark purplish-red and fade to mauvish-purple
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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