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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 'Green Bee'
one of Philippe de Spoelberch's wonderful new introductions. Coloured as its name implies
MAGNOLIA 'Heaven Scent'
Gresham hybrid with goblet-shaped flowers pink outside and white inside. Strongly lavender scented
MAGNOLIA 'Honey Tulip'
a golden-honey version of M. 'Black Tulip' which flowers before the leaves appear. A brand new New Zealand hybrid which will be very popular
MAGNOLIA 'Hot Flash'
narrow deep yellow flowers each with a pink flush at the base. Grows to only about 8 metres
MAGNOLIA 'Hot Lips'
pale pink with maroon shading at the base.
MAGNOLIA 'Ian's Red'
rich claret coloured blooms. This will become a very popular variety especially as it grows to only about 5 metres
MAGNOLIA 'Iolanthe'
Jury hybrid with large cup-shaped rose-pink flowers which are white inside
MAGNOLIA 'J.C. Williams'
a Caerhays hybrid between sprengeri 'Diva' and sargentiana robusta with a most striking and unusual deep red colour which appears on opening almost black from a distance. Flowers at a very young age and is an absolute must for any enthusiast
MAGNOLIA 'Janet'
white tinged pink.
MAGNOLIA 'Joe McDaniel'
M. soulangeana 'Rustica Rubra' crossed with M. xveitchii with deep purple flowers
MAGNOLIA 'John Bond'
large white flowers.
MAGNOLIA 'John Gallagher'
MAGNOLIA 'Joli Pompom'
a hybrid between M. 'David Clulow' and M. sprengeri elongata. Interesting white flowers with rose stamens
MAGNOLIA 'Judy Zuk'
extraordinary large yellow flowers with a flash of orange
MAGNOLIA kobus
small flowered, pure white