Magnolias - for smaller gardens

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

The flowers are pure white with a triangular flash of pink at the base of the petal which runs in a line right to the top. An attractive new magnolia with a rather different flower. Misnamed 'Sunrise'

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.

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

Flowers purplish-red

Small light yellow flowers well before the leaves. Very floriferous. Grows as a broad shrub

Another impressive new hybrid bred by Ian Baldick in New Zealand. This has a globular upright reddish-purple flower which is another 'must have' for any serious collector

Fragrant white flowers with purple centres

Exceptionally large fragrant red-pink flowers in April and May. Petals are red-pink outside and white inside

Pale pink buds unfurling to white

Red-purple in bud opening paler