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.

 

Further Reading....
  • Deciduous
  • Evergreen
  • Tall Shrub
  • Tree
  • Additional Features
    Good to know
    An ancient genus named after Pierre Magnol, French botanist, 1638-1715. Evolving before bees plants were pollinated by beetles. Grown for their showy, solitary, fragrant flowers. These can be cup-shaped, saucer-shaped, goblet-shaped or star-shaped and often appear before the leaves. Colours range from pure white to white with blushes or stains of pink or purple, rich pink and purple, and various shades of yellow. Cone-like fruit is produced in autumn on more mature specimens.
    Place of origin
    Himalayas, eastern and southeastern Asia, eastern North America to tropical North and South America
    Youtube video
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Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA

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MAGNOLIA tripetala

MAGNOLIA tripetala

Umbrella magnolia

hardy tree with large leaves and pungent creamy flowers

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
MAGNOLIA 'Tropicana'

MAGNOLIA 'Tropicana'

unusual green-yellow and pink

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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Large
£80.00 each 
Specimen
£95.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Ula'

MAGNOLIA 'Ula'

large, pink flowers, cup-and-saucer.

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Vairano'

MAGNOLIA 'Vairano'

cross between M.'Iolanthe' and M. 'Charles Raffill' from New Zealand with huge pale pink flowers white inside

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

MAGNOLIA 'Venus'

purple-pink outside and white within

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA virginiana

MAGNOLIA virginiana

Swamp laurel, Sweetbay

fragrant creamy-white flowers and distinctive leaves which are blue-white underneath. In our Cornish climate this is a semi-evergreen tree in a mild winter

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
Large
£80.00 each 
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Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
MAGNOLIA virginiana 'Santa Rosa'

MAGNOLIA virginiana 'Santa Rosa'

Swamp laurel, Sweet bay

a selection with larger leaves

 
Seedling
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£20.00  
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MAGNOLIA 'Vulcan'

MAGNOLIA 'Vulcan'

a popular magnolia hybrid with unusual shaped flowers, the petals of which curl in on themselves as they open and are almost frilly. Light pink flowers from an early age

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Watermelon'

MAGNOLIA 'Watermelon'

large, pink flowers, semi-double.

 
Medium
£70.00  
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MAGNOLIA wilsonii

MAGNOLIA wilsonii

pure white pendulous saucer-shaped flowers

 
Seeds
Free delivery
£6.00 per packet 
MAGNOLIA 'Wim Rutten'

MAGNOLIA 'Wim Rutten'

flowers purple on the outside and white to pale pink on the inside. Narrow habit.

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Yaeko'

MAGNOLIA 'Yaeko'

'Ann Rosse' x liliiflora. Large red-purple flowers with 9-12 tepals. These open flat, later reflexing

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Yellow Fever'

MAGNOLIA 'Yellow Fever'

a hybrid between M. acuminata and M. denudata. Flowers are yellow in bud fading to cream and highly scented

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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Specimen
£110.00 each 
 AWARD
MAGNOLIA 'Yellow Lantern'

MAGNOLIA 'Yellow Lantern'

(M. acuminata subcordata x M. soulangeana 'Alexandrina') - fastigiate small tree with precocious tall tulip-shaped pale lemon flowers and abundant seedheads

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA yuchelia

MAGNOLIA yuchelia

although deciduous this is one of the first crosses between a michelia and a magnolia. It has the scent of a michelia with long drooping flowers which are pink outside tinged and striped with green and white inside. Limited availability

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2024 - Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
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