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Magnolias - for smaller 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 ideally suited for the smaller garden as they are smaller growing, and perfectly suited to gardens with less space.

Caerhays Castle gardens has one of the National Collections of Magnolia - read more.

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 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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MAGNOLIA campbellii subsp. mollicomata 'Lanarth'
Large cyclamen-purple flowers of this subspecies of M. mollicomata raised at Lanarth
 
Large
£80.00
Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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MAGNOLIA 'Daphne'
In our opinion this is easily the best and darkest yellow yet to appear on the market. The flowers do come out with the leaves most years but this is genuinely a plant for the smaller garden. A triumph for Philippe de Spoelberch's magnolia breeding in Belgium.
 
Large
£80.00
Unavailable
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Specimen
£110.00
Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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Magnolia mollicomata 'Lanarth'
MAGNOLIA 'Genie'
This is the best new magnolia introduction from the point of view of colour to be seen in the UK for many years. Bred by Vance Hooper in New Zealand this soulangeana hybrid flowers very young and appears not to grow too big. The flowers are even darker than M.'Black Tulip' in bud and open an exquisite dark burgundy-red which they retain until they drop
 
Medium
£70.00
Large
£80.00
Available late spring to early summer 2025
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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Specimen
£110.00
MAGNOLIA liliiflora 'Nigra'
Flowers purplish-red
 
Small
£19.00
Large
£80.00
Available late spring to early summer 2025
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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Magnolia 'Daphne'
MAGNOLIA sieboldii
Fragrant white flowers with purple centres
 
Small
£27.50
Large
£55.00
MAGNOLIA stellata 'King Rose'
Star magnolia
Pale pink buds unfurling to white
 
Small
£17.50
Available late spring to early summer 2025
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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Large
£55.00
MAGNOLIA 'Susan'
Red-purple in bud opening paler
 
Small
£20.00
Large
£70.00
Available again FEB 2025
fresh stock in late winter
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The white Magnolia x_loebneri_'Wildcat' and vivid red of Magnolia 'Red as Red'
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