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    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 - Click to close
    • Pests & Diseases
      Scale insects, honey fungus, coral spot.
    • Place of origin
      Raised at Washington Arboretum, Seattle, USA, from seeds from Japan.
    • Magnolias - larger gardens
    • Magnolia
    • Deciduous
      Narrow, dark-green leaves to 18cm (7in) long. Leaves are bronze tinted when young.
    • White
    • Cup-shaped
      Open cup-shaped to 15cm (6in) across with 6 large tepals.
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Ovate
    • Height
      9m (30ft)
    • Spread
      7m (23ft)
    • Tree
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from strong winds.
    • Partial shade
    • Broadly conical
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      9m (30ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        7m (23ft)
       
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    MAGNOLIA liliiflora 'Nigra'

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    Available from £19.00
    MAGNOLIA x soulangeana 'Lennei'

    MAGNOLIA x soulangeana 'Lennei'

    Tulip magnolia
    Available from £18.50
    MAGNOLIA 'Susan'

    MAGNOLIA 'Susan'

    Available from £20.00
    EUCRYPHIA x nymansensis 'Nymansay'

    EUCRYPHIA x nymansensis 'Nymansay'

    Brush bush
    Available from £25.00

    Varieties

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  • 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
     
    Specimen
    £115.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA denudata
    Scented pure white cup-shaped flowers
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    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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    MAGNOLIA denudata 'Fragrant Cloud'
    (cv 'Dan Xin') - reddish fragrant flowers fading to cream and white
     
    Large
    £80.00
    Currently out of stock, please check again soon
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    MAGNOLIA denudata 'Ghost Ship'
    Lily tree, Yulan
    Large white flowers
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    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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    MAGNOLIA 'Early Rose'
    Large rose pink flowers
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Eleanor May'
    Reddish-purple bowl-shaped flowers.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Elizabeth'
    Cup-shaped clear primrose-yellow flowers before and with the new leaves
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Large
    £80.00
    Specimen
    £110.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Emperor'
    Large dark reddish-pink to purple flowers, sometimes reblooming.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    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
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'First Love'
    Upright purple flowers.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    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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    MAGNOLIA 'F. J. Williams'
    A sensational hybrid raised at Caerhays. Early flowering with a striking deep reddish purple flower
     
    Seedling
    £25.00
    Unavailable
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    MAGNOLIA 'Flamingo'
    Pink tulip flowers just before the leaves
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Galaxy'
    Rosy purple flowers early in the season
     
    Small
    £25.00
    Medium
    £70.00
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    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
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