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    MAGNOLIA
    MAGNOLIA
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    MAGNOLIA

    MAGNOLIAS, named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol, are an ancient genus and it is thought that pollination was by beetles as the trees appeared before bees. Fossilised remains from the family are 95 million years old.

    The main centre of distribution is eastern and southeastern Asia with a secondary centre in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America. 

    LARGE and SPECIMEN sized magnolias are almost all grafted plants. Many are also very rare.

    LARGE plants are 2-3 year old grafts and SPECIMEN plants 3-5 year old grafts.

    Different Magnolia varieties grow at very different speeds and therefore the size of a LARGE or a SPECIMEN plant and the exact pot size it is delivered in can vary markedly for plants of identical age and also on time of year, since Magnolias can grow very quickly.

    Many more magnolia pictures can be found on the Caerhays Website and The Garden Diary.

     

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Differing tepal length gives attractive appearance
    • Pests & Diseases
      Scale insects, honey fungus, coral spot.
    • Place of origin
      Seedling from Japan. Tetsuo Magaki
    • Magnolias - larger gardens
    • Magnolia
    • Deciduous
      Narrowly obovate, mid green leaves 10-15cm (4-6in) long
    • White
    • Star-shaped
      5-10cm (2-4in) across
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Obovate
    • Height
      5m (16ft)
    • Spread
      5m (16ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Slow-growing
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
      Lightly scented
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Neutral to alkaline soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from strong winds
    • Partial shade
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      5m (16ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        5m (16ft)
      		  
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    varieties of Magnolia

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    • MAGNOLIA 'Limelight'
    Large pointed greenish-yellow tulip-shaped flowers. A vigorous grower with a multi-stemmed habit. Well worth adding to any collection of the new yellow magnolias
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Livingstone'
    Purple-pink tulip-shaped blooms fairly late in the season
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Large
    £80.00 £72.00
    MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
    Soft pink star-like flowers
     
    Small
    £17.50 £15.75
    Large
    £50.00 £45.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Merrill'
    Large white fragrant flowers
     
    Small
    £17.50 £15.75
    Not available until May 2026
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    Large
    £50.00 £45.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Lotus'
    Large cream flowers with a splash of pink at the base
     
    Large
    £80.00 £72.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Lucy Carlson'
    Palest pink, with many tepals
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA macrophylla
    The largest leafed magnolia of all with greyish leaves, glaucous underneath and fragrant white flowers
     
    Small
    £40.00 £36.00
    Unavailable
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    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Maxine Merrill'
    An acuminata x loebneri hybrid with bright yellow flowers usually before the leaf emerges. Flowers at a very young age
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £80.00 £72.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Melon Sky'
    Pale purple-pink with a hint of yellow.
     
    Large
    £80.00 £72.00
    Currently out of stock, please check again soon
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    MAGNOLIA 'Mighty Mouse'
    Small-growing with goblet-shaped red flowers
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Milky Way'
    White flowers with a touch of pink at the base
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Mr Julian'
    Pale pink
     
    Seedling
    £25.00 £22.50
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Large
    £80.00 £72.00
    MAGNOLIA officinalis
    Huge ovate leaves and saucer-shaped fragrant white flowers on this rarer species
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Peachy'
    A mixture of white, pink and yellow flowers. Ann attractive and unusual Magnolia hybrid between M. acuminata and M. sprengeri 'Diva'
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Pegasus'
    A hybrid between M. cylindrica and M. denudata. White flowers with reflexed margins flushed with purple at the base.
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Peter Dummer'
    Pale pink
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Large
    £80.00 £72.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Petit Chicon'
    Small light yellow flowers well before the leaves. Very floriferous. Grows as a broad shrub
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Currently out of stock, please check again soon
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    MAGNOLIA 'Phelan Bright'
    Large white fragrant flowers
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Philip Tregunna'
    A hybrid raised at Caerhays by the head gardener whose name it takes. Enormous pink tulip-shaped flowers early in the season
     
    Medium
    £70.00 £63.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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