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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.
- 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
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DeciduousElliptic, dark green leaves to 20cm (8in) long
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Height3m (10ft) -
Spread4m (13ft)
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Tall ShrubBushy shrub. Produces flowers to 7cm (2¾in) across
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Hardy - very cold winterHardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sunShelter from strong winds -
Partial shade
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Additional Features
Pests & DiseasesHoney fungus, coral spot, scale insects
Place of originEastern and central China -
Flower ShapeGoblet-shaped
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Garden Location/ConditionsSuitable for small gardens
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HardinessFully hardy
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Seasonal InterestSummer
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Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soilNeutral to acid soil
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Tree ShapeRounded to broadly spreading
- 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
- Pruning & Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Soil Conditions
- Planting Locations
- Planting a magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Secondary Flowering - 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
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Scale Insect on Magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Further Reading
- Planting Magnolia from Seeds
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia Seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Best yellow magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Atlas' x Magnolia 'Lanarth' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'
- M. campbellii in late January - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia campbellii 'Alba' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. campbellii alba 'Strybing White' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia globosa - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia insignis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Lanarth' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Lois', 'Peachy' & 'Limelight'
- M 'Lemon Star', 'Tranquility', 'Peach Brandy' & 'Banana Split' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'March till Frost', 'Star Wars', 'Yakeo', 'Cleopatra', 'Black Tulip' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Peachy' and 'Daybreak' Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. 'Pink Flush' in June - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Tikitere' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. 'Star Wars', doltsopa & veitchii - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. sieboldii, sieboldii sinensis, x wieseneri, 'Summer Solstice' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. sprengeri 'Diva' 'Burncoose'
- M. 'Altas', 'Raspberry Fun', 'Sunrise' & x veitchii - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'F.J. Williams' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Tropicana' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia rostrata - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Todd's Forty Niner' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. 'Todd's Forty Niner' Late January - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Various Magnolias in early March - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Michelia foveolata - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Michelia macclurei - Video Tip ondemand_video
- 5 Michelias in April - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. 'Woodsman' x 'Patriot' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Unnamed hybrids - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Allergic reactions and pollen
- Plants which produce masses of pollen - to avoid
- Plants producing little pollen - relatively safe!
- 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
- Lithocarpus Seed Collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Camellia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron seed collecting - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Storing seeds over winter
- Embothrium Collecting and Storing Seeds
- Decaisnea Seed Collection & Potting
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Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Mainstreet'
columnar habit with large lemon scented creamy-white flowers
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Symes Select'
grows to around 6 metres, compact habit and striking indumentum on the leaf undersides
Gift-wrapping available
MAGNOLIA 'Green Bee'
one of Philippe de Spoelberch's wonderful new introductions. Coloured as its name implies
Gift-wrapping available
MAGNOLIA 'Heaven Scent'
Gresham hybrid with goblet-shaped flowers pink outside and white inside. Strongly lavender scented
MAGNOLIA 'Honey Tulip'
a golden-honey version of M. 'Black Tulip' which flowers before the leaves appear. A brand new New Zealand hybrid which will be very popular
MAGNOLIA 'Hot Flash'
narrow deep yellow flowers each with a pink flush at the base. Grows to only about 8 metres
MAGNOLIA 'Hot Lips'
pale pink with maroon shading at the base.
MAGNOLIA 'Ian's Red'
rich claret coloured blooms. This will become a very popular variety especially as it grows to only about 5 metres
MAGNOLIA 'Iolanthe'
Jury hybrid with large cup-shaped rose-pink flowers which are white inside
Gift-wrapping available
MAGNOLIA 'J.C. Williams'
a Caerhays hybrid between sprengeri 'Diva' and sargentiana robusta with a most striking and unusual deep red colour which appears on opening almost black from a distance. Flowers at a very young age and is an absolute must for any enthusiast
MAGNOLIA 'Janet'
large goblet-shaped white flowers with a hint of pink on the inside of the tepals
MAGNOLIA 'Joe McDaniel'
M. soulangeana 'Rustica Rubra' crossed with M. xveitchii with deep purple flowers
MAGNOLIA 'John Bond'
large white flowers.
MAGNOLIA 'Joli Pompom'
a hybrid between M. 'David Clulow' and M. sprengeri elongata. Interesting white flowers with rose stamens
MAGNOLIA 'Judy Zuk'
extraordinary large yellow flowers with a flash of orange
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