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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
    • 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
      View Timelapse Magnolia 'Royal Crown'
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Magnolia - A guide to sizing and pricing
    Magnolia - Care Guide
    Magnolia - Hybridisation
    Magnolia - Propagation
    Magnolia - Spotlight Videos
    Planting to avoid allergic reactions and asthma
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
    Trees - Care Guide

    Varieties

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    • MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Symes Select'
    Grows to around 6 metres, compact habit and striking indumentum on the leaf undersides
     
    Small
    £25.00
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    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
    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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    Medium
    £40.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Heaven Scent'
    Gresham hybrid with goblet-shaped flowers pink outside and white inside. Strongly lavender scented
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Large
    £80.00
    Specimen
    £110.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Honey Belle'
    Pale greenish-yellow.
     
    Specimen
    £110.00
    MAGNOLIA 'John Bond'
    Large white flowers.
     
    Specimen
    £110.00
    MAGNOLIA kobus
    Small flowered, pure white
     
    Small
    £20.00
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Kronos'
    White with pink at the base
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Lamellen Pink'
    Transluscent pink flowers
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Lanarth Surprise'
    Pinkish-purple
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Lemon Star'
    (syn. Swedish Star) - a quite outstanding new magnolia which flowers from a very young age. The flowers emerge as greenish-yellow opening flat to a pure yellow before fading to cream. This will emerge as one of the most popular yellow magnolias in the next few years
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    • 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.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    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)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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