Magnolias - for larger gardens

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'

MAGNOLIA 'Apollo'

rich violet-purple flowers at first turning purple-rosy-violet later. Highly scented

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Black Tulip'

MAGNOLIA 'Black Tulip'

the darkest purple-red flowered magnolia before the arrival of M.'Genie'

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
Large
£80.00 each 
Specimen
£110.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Brixton Belle'

MAGNOLIA 'Brixton Belle'

campbellii type - this excellent hybrid flowers at a very young age. Large cup and saucer blooms, rich pink outside, and paler within

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird'

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 each 
Specimen
£110.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Cleopatra'

MAGNOLIA 'Cleopatra'

similar in colour to M. 'Lanarth' this new New Zealand hybrid is a rich reddish purple with a metallic sheen

 
Large
£80.00 each 
Specimen
£110.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Felix Jury'

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 each 
MAGNOLIA 'J.C. Williams'

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 each 
Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Lemon Star'

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 each 
Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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MAGNOLIA 'Margaret Helen'

MAGNOLIA 'Margaret Helen'

rose-red campbellii-type bowl-shaped blooms which appear freely at a young age. An exceptionally clear colour

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
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 'Old Port'

MAGNOLIA 'Old Port'

our vote as the best new magnolia to flower in 2011. Wine-purple petals on the outside, white inside. Grows to about 12 feet in New Zealand

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Purple Sensation'

MAGNOLIA 'Purple Sensation'

a new introduction with large cup-shaped blooms of glowing orchid purple. Mature height is only 8 metres. Similar in colour to M.Lanarth but bred by New Zealand breeder Ian Baldick

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Serene'

MAGNOLIA 'Serene'

a strangely underrated Jury hybrid with large bowl-shaped bright purplish pink flowers. One of the last tree magnolias to flower each spring

 
Large
£80.00 each 
AWARD
MAGNOLIA 'Star Wars'

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 each 
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 yuchelia

MAGNOLIA yuchelia

although deciduous this is one of the first crosses between a michelia and a magnolia. It has the scent of a michelia with long drooping flowers which are pink outside tinged and striped with green and white inside. Limited availability

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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