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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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Purple - Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet - rose purple -
Height - 10m (33ft) -
Spread - 4m (13ft)
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Tree
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Hardy - average winter - Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F) -
Full sun - shelter from strong winds. -
Partial shade -
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - scale insects, honey fungus, coral spot. -
Place of origin - grafted from original specimen at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall, UK. -
Flower Shape - Cup-and-saucer-shaped - to 25cm (10in) across.
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Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
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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 conical - spreading with age
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
- 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
- Further Reading
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
- When is the right time to collect seeds?
- When are seeds actually ripe and ready for collection?
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Cornus capitata seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
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
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Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA
MAGNOLIA acuminata >
Commonly known as: Cucumber tree.
Flowers greenish-blue and yellow in summer and also often in early autumn
MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Blue Opal' >
Commonly known as: Cucumber tree.
Spectacular blue buds turn dark yellow as they open. This is a unique colour in the magnolia world
MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Honey Liz' >
Commonly known as: Cucumber tree.
A hybrid between M. 'Miss Honeybee' and M. 'Elizabeth'. Large upright almost painted yellow flowers
MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Miss Honeybee' >
Commonly known as: Cucumber tree.
Light yellow fragrant flowers open just before or alongside the leaves
MAGNOLIA 'Advance' >
A hybrid bred by Vance Hooper in New Zealand. Clear lilac-purple goblet-shaped blooms on this hybrid between M. soulangeana 'Burgundy' and M. 'Vulcan'
MAGNOLIA 'Albatross' >
Bred by Peter Borlase of Lanhydrock this excellent and vigorous hybrid has large white flowers which are very distinctive especially in bud
MAGNOLIA 'Antje Zandee' >
A striking dark purple variety which is a cross between M. 'Deep Purple Dream' and M. 'Black Tulip'
MAGNOLIA 'Apollo' >
Rich violet-purple flowers at first turning purple-rosy-violet later. Highly scented
MAGNOLIA 'Atlas' >
Jury hybrid with soft pink petals which are white inside. A sister seedling to Iolanthe
MAGNOLIA 'Big Dude' >
Huge flowers which are reddish-purple outside and white inside fading rose-pink and white
MAGNOLIA 'Brixton Belle' >
Campbellii type - this excellent hybrid flowers at a very young age. Large cup and saucer blooms, rich pink outside, and paler within
MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Black Beauty' >
Probably the nearest to a black magnolia flower that you will ever see. Quite extraordinary. Slow growing but very floriferous
MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Hattie Carthan' >
Bright yellow flowers with magenta mid veins and a tinge of green
MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Woodsman' >
Flowers are an unusual combination of yellow, green and purple
MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird' >
Introduced at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens in 1967 as a hybrid between M. acuminata and M. x brooklynensis. Flowers are yellow with a slight greenish tinge
MAGNOLIA 'Burgundy Star' >
Perhaps the best new red flowered New Zealand hybrid yet. Upright tulip-shaped flowers opening to a star shape
MAGNOLIA 'Butterflies' >
A hyrid between M.acuminata and M.denudata with rich yellow flowers and red stamens
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Belle' >
A hybrid raised at Caerhays Castle with huge saucer-shaped salmon-pink flowers
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Surprise' >
A hybrid between M. mollicomata and M. liliiflora 'Nigra' which flowers at a young age and is suitable for smaller gardens. The flowers open a dark purplish-red and fade to mauvish-purple
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Betty Jessel' >
One of the very best but still too little known hybrids with large deep crimson flowers opening late in the season
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
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
