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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.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous
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Evergreen
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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Full sun - shelter from strong winds. -
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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. -
Pests & Diseases - scale insects, honey fungus, coral spot. -
Place of origin - Himalayas, eastern and southeastern Asia, eastern North America to tropical North and South America -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - humus- rich.
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Neutral to acid soil
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Tree Shape - Broadly columnar
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Broadly conical
Magnolia - Care Guide
- Cultivation of Magnolias
- Pruning Magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning shoots on grafted rootstock - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning small & large shoots below the graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Soil Conditions
- Planting Locations
- Planting a magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Scraping deadwood to see if alive - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pests and Diseases
- Magnolia Slug Protection - Short Video Tip ondemand_video
- Slug Protection - Longer Video Tip ondemand_video
- Further Reading
- Michelia foveolata - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Michelia macclurei - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Tropicana' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Tikitere' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Peachy' and 'Daybreak' Video Tip ondemand_video
- Best yellow magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia insignis - Video Tip ondemand_video
Magnolia - Hybridisation
Magnolia - Propagation
Planting to avoid allergic reactions and asthma
- Allergic reactions and pollen
- Plants which produce masses of pollen - to avoid
- Plants producing little pollen - relatively safe!
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Charles Raffill' >
Rose-purple flowers on the outside and white with a marginal pink flush on the inside
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Kew's Surprise' >
Large and distinct translucent pink flowers which are paler inside. The original plant grows at Caerhays Castle and was awarded an FCC in 1967
MAGNOLIA campbellii subsp. mollicomata 'Lanarth' >
Large cyclamen-purple flowers of this subspecies of M. mollicomata raised at Lanarth
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Sidbury' >
Raised at Sidbury Manor in Devon this is one of the earliest campbellii crosses to flower in Cornwall with attractive lighter pink flowers
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Werrington' >
A Forrest original which grows at Werrington Park in North Cornwall
MAGNOLIA 'Carlos' >
Good yellow flowers but sometimes appearing with the leaves. A cross between M. acuminata var subcordata and M. denudata
MAGNOLIA 'Cecil Nice' >
An absolute picture when in full flower with row upon row of upright white flowers
MAGNOLIA 'Charles Coates' >
A cross between M.sieboldii and M.tripetalata with fragrant creamy-white flowers
MAGNOLIA 'Cleopatra' >
Similar in colour to M. 'Lanarth' this new New Zealand hybrid is a rich reddish purple with a metallic sheen
MAGNOLIA 'Copeland Court' >
A compact, erect and symmetrical growing plant with dense branching and crimson pink flowers
MAGNOLIA cylindrica >
Commonly known as: Huangshan magnolia.
Pure white flowers and cylindrical fruits
MAGNOLIA cylindrica 'Lv Xing' >
The flowers are pure white with a triangular flash of pink at the base of the petal which runs in a line right to the top. An attractive new magnolia with a rather different flower. Misnamed 'Sunrise'
MAGNOLIA 'Daphne' >
In our opinion this is easily the best and darkest yellow yet to appear on the market. The flowers do come out with the leaves most years but this is genuinely a plant for the smaller garden. A triumph for Philippe de Spoelberch's magnolia breeding in Belgium.
MAGNOLIA 'David Clulow' >
Gresham hybrid with large white cup-shaped flowers which have a slight pink flush at the base
MAGNOLIA dawsoniana >
Smaller upright pale pink flowers than in some of the other Chinese species. Flowers later than M.campbellii and M.sargentiana robusta types
MAGNOLIA dawsoniana 'Chyverton Red' >
Reddish to crimson flowers on this dawsoniana hybrid bred at Chyverton in Cornwall
MAGNOLIA 'Daybreak' >
Unusual fragrant light rose-pink flowers. M. xbrooklynensis 'Woodsman' was the seed parent in a cross with M. 'Tina Durio'. Highly recommended
MAGNOLIA delavayi >
The most spectacular of all Chinese evergreen magnolias. Fragrant white flowers which fade to cream persistantly from JUN-NOV. In windier spots it is best grown against a wall
MAGNOLIA 'Delia Williams' >
Recently registered this Caerhays hybrid has an absolute profusion of large pink upright flowers fading to pale pink-white
MAGNOLIA denudata 'Forrests Pink' >
Commonly known as: Lily tree, Yulan.
Soft rose-pink blooms with no trace of purple
MAGNOLIA denudata 'Gere' >
Commonly known as: Lily tree, Yulan.
Flowers two or three weeks later than the typical species with simple ivory white flowers
MAGNOLIA denudata 'Yellow River' >
Commonly known as: Lily tree, Yulan.
(cv 'Fei Huang') - yellowish buds fading to creamy-white as the flowers open
MAGNOLIA 'Felix Jury' >
This is a Jury hybrid between M. 'Vulcan' and a seedling of M. 'Iolanthe'. This impressive magnolia has white and port wine red flowers shaped like water lilies
MAGNOLIA 'F. J. Williams' >
A sensational new hybrid raised at Caerhays. Early flowering with a striking deep reddish purple flower
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
Vermin & Pest Control
Slug Pellets
Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails.
Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
Only £6.50
Vermin & Pest Control
Copper Tape
Quick and easy way to repel slugs and snails from your pots with this adhesive copper tape.
Only £7.50
Garden Goodies
Slate Plant Labels
These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen.
Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
Only £10.20
Garden Goodies
Slate Tie-on Plant Labels
Hand made in Cornwall, these delightful natural slate labels are perfect for pots.
Comes with chalk pen. Pack of 5
Only £10.20
