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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
    • Burncoose speciality
      See Burncoose Speciality group for more details
    • Good to know
      A cross between M. acuminata 'Miss Honeybee' and (evergreen) Michelia figo.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Scale insects, coral spot, honey fungus.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin
    • Magnolias - larger gardens
    • Deciduous
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Height
      4m (12ft)
    • Spread
      4m (12ft)
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich.
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from strong winds.
    • Partial shade
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      4m (12ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (12ft)
      		  
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    varieties of Magnolia

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    • MAGNOLIA liliiflora 'Raven'
    Purple
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Livingstone'
    Purple-pink tulip-shaped blooms fairly late in the season
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
    Soft pink star-like flowers
     
    Small
    £17.50
    Large
    £50.00
    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
    Not available until May 2026
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    Large
    £50.00
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Lucy Carlson'
    Palest pink, with many tepals
     
    Large
    £80.00
    Currently out of stock, please check again soon
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    MAGNOLIA macrophylla
    The largest leafed magnolia of all with greyish leaves, glaucous underneath and fragrant white flowers
     
    Small
    £40.00
    Unavailable
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    Medium
    £70.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Melon Sky'
    Pale purple-pink with a hint of yellow.
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Milky Way'
    White flowers with a touch of pink at the base
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    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
    Medium
    £70.00
    Large
    £80.00
    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
    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
    Specimen
    £120.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Pegasus'
    A hybrid between M. cylindrica and M. denudata. White flowers with reflexed margins flushed with purple at the base.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    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
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Phelan Bright'
    Large white fragrant flowers
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    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
    Currently out of stock, please check again soon
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