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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  • 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.
    Place of origin
    Himalayas, eastern and southeastern Asia, eastern North America to tropical North and South America
    Youtube video
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

Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA

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MAGNOLIA denudata 'Fragrant Cloud'

MAGNOLIA denudata 'Fragrant Cloud'

Lily tree, Yulan

(cv 'Dan Xin') - reddish fragrant flowers fading to cream and white

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA denudata 'Gere'

MAGNOLIA denudata 'Gere'

Lily tree, Yulan

flowers two or three weeks later than the typical species with simple ivory white flowers

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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MAGNOLIA denudata 'Ghost Ship'

MAGNOLIA denudata 'Ghost Ship'

Lily tree, Yulan

large white flowers

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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MAGNOLIA denudata 'Yellow River'

MAGNOLIA denudata 'Yellow River'

Lily tree, Yulan

(cv 'Fei Huang') - yellowish buds fading to creamy-white as the flowers open

 
Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Early Rose'

MAGNOLIA 'Early Rose'

large rose pink flowers

 
Large
£80.00  
MAGNOLIA 'Eleanor May'

MAGNOLIA 'Eleanor May'

reddish-purple bowl-shaped flowers.

 
Medium
£70.00  
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MAGNOLIA 'Elizabeth'

MAGNOLIA 'Elizabeth'

cup-shaped clear primrose-yellow flowers before and with the new leaves

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
Large
£80.00 each 
Specimen
£110.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Emperor'

MAGNOLIA 'Emperor'

large dark reddish-pink to purple flowers, sometimes reblooming.

 
Medium
£70.00  
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MAGNOLIA 'Felix Jury'

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 each 
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Large
£80.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'First Love'

MAGNOLIA 'First Love'

upright purple flowers.

 
Medium
£70.00  
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MAGNOLIA 'F. J. Williams'

MAGNOLIA 'F. J. Williams'

a sensational hybrid raised at Caerhays. Early flowering with a striking deep reddish purple flower

 
Seedling
£25.00  
MAGNOLIA 'Flamingo'

MAGNOLIA 'Flamingo'

pink tulip flowers just before the leaves

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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MAGNOLIA 'Galaxy'

MAGNOLIA 'Galaxy'

rosy purple flowers early in the season

 
Small
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£25.00 each 
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Medium
£70.00 each 
MAGNOLIA 'Genie'

MAGNOLIA 'Genie'

this is the best new magnolia introduction from the point of view of colour to be seen in the UK for many years. Bred by Vance Hooper in New Zealand this soulangeana hybrid flowers very young and appears not to grow too big. The flowers are even darker than M.'Black Tulip' in bud and open an exquisite dark burgundy-red which they retain until they drop

 
Medium
£70.00 each 
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Large
£80.00 each 
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Specimen
£110.00 each 
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MAGNOLIA 'Gold Star'

MAGNOLIA 'Gold Star'

a vigorous stellata hybrid which has attractive soft yellow buds and stellata-shaped flowers which fade to creamy-white. Very hardy

 
Medium
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£70.00 each 
Gift Wrapping available on this plant
Large
£80.00 each 
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