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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.
Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA
MAGNOLIA 'Golden Sun'
large dark yellow flowers
MAGNOLIA 'Goldfinch'
Very light yellow flowers. Blooms at an early age and earlier in the season than many other yellow forms
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Alta'
very hardy variety. Columnar in habit. Dark green shiny leaves and rust coloured indumentum. White fragrant flowers
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'D.D Blanchard'
upright habit, dark green leaves with rich coppery indumentum on the undersides
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Exmouth'
large fragrant creamy yellow flowers late summer and autumn
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Ferruginea'
rich rusty red indumentum on the underside of the leaves and an upright habit
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Francois Treyve'
compact habit. Deep green rounded leaves with cinnamon-brown indumentum. Creamy white fragrant flowers
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Gallissonnière'
leaves reddish brown underneath, very hardy. Very large creamy white flowers
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Goliath'
short, broad leaves and large globular flowers at an early age
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Harold Poole'
novelty variety with small narrow strap-like leaves that arc downwards and small ivory flowers
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Kay Parris'
an increasingly popular variety with large flowers and rippled foliage that emerges pink
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Le Nantais'
large, pure white, double flowers.
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Little Gem'
narrow columnar habit and small white flowers. Leaves heavily felted rust.
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Mainstreet'
fastigiate form
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Symes Select'
grows to around 6 metres, compact habit and striking indumentum on the leaf undersides