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.


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MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Surprise'

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
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£70.00 each 
MAGNOLIA campbellii subsp. mollicomata 'Lanarth'

MAGNOLIA campbellii subsp. mollicomata 'Lanarth'

large cyclamen-purple flowers of this subspecies of M. mollicomata raised at Lanarth

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA cylindrica 'Lv Xing'

MAGNOLIA cylindrica 'Lv Xing'

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'

 
Medium
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£70.00 each 
Large
£80.00 each 
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MAGNOLIA 'Daphne'

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 each 
Unavailable
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Specimen
£110.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Genie'

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
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£70.00 each 
Large
£80.00 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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Specimen
£110.00 each 
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MAGNOLIA liliiflora 'Nigra'

MAGNOLIA liliiflora 'Nigra'

flowers purplish-red

 
Small
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£19.00 each 
Large
£80.00 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 'Petit Chicon'

MAGNOLIA 'Petit Chicon'

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

 
Medium
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£70.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Red as Red'

MAGNOLIA 'Red as Red'

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

 
Medium
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£70.00 each 
Specimen
£110.00 each 
MAGNOLIA sieboldii

MAGNOLIA sieboldii

fragrant white flowers with purple centres

 
Small
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£27.50 each 
Large
£55.00 each 
MAGNOLIA x soulangeana 'Satisfaction'

MAGNOLIA x soulangeana 'Satisfaction'

Tulip magnolia

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

 
Medium
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£70.00 each 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA stellata 'King Rose'

MAGNOLIA stellata 'King Rose'

Star magnolia

pale pink buds unfurling to white

 
Small
£17.50 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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Large
£55.00 each 
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MAGNOLIA 'Susan'

MAGNOLIA 'Susan'

red-purple in bud opening paler

 
Small
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£20.00 each