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Magnolias - for larger gardens

These are our selection of the very best newer and more recently introduced Magnolia varieties as they grow in the garden here, they are best suited to the larger garden.  They will all grow into medium or large trees eventually.

Caerhays Castle gardens has one of the National Collections of Magnolia - read more.
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 'Black Tulip'
The darkest purple-red flowered magnolia before the arrival of M.'Genie'
 
Medium
£70.00
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
Magnolia 'Apollo'
MAGNOLIA 'Cleopatra'
Similar in colour to M. 'Lanarth' this new New Zealand hybrid is a rich reddish purple with a metallic sheen
 
Medium
£70.00
Large
£80.00
MAGNOLIA 'Felix Jury'
This is a Jury hybrid between M. 'Vulcan' and a seedling of M. 'Iolanthe'. This impressive magnolia has white and port wine red flowers shaped like water lilies
 
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 'J.C. Williams'
A Caerhays hybrid between sprengeri 'Diva' and sargentiana robusta with a most striking and unusual deep red colour which appears on opening almost black from a distance. Flowers at a very young age and is an absolute must for any enthusiast
 
Medium
£70.00
Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2026
Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
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Magnolia 'Cleopatra'
MAGNOLIA 'Lemon Star'
(syn. Swedish Star) - a quite outstanding new magnolia which flowers from a very young age. The flowers emerge as greenish-yellow opening flat to a pure yellow before fading to cream. This will emerge as one of the most popular yellow magnolias in the next few years
 
Medium
£70.00
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MAGNOLIA 'Margaret Helen'
Rose-red campbellii-type bowl-shaped blooms which appear freely at a young age. An exceptionally clear colour
 
Medium
£70.00
MAGNOLIA 'Star Wars'
Free-flowering form with star-shaped bright pink flowers. One of the most popular of the new crop of New Zealand hybrids which grows quickly and flowers at a young age
 
Medium
£70.00
Not available until May 2026
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Magnolia 'Star Wars'
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