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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.

     

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    • 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 'Green Bee'
    One of Philippe de Spoelberch's wonderful new introductions. Coloured as its name implies
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Heaven Scent'
    Gresham hybrid with goblet-shaped flowers pink outside and white inside. Strongly lavender scented
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Large
    £80.00
    Specimen
    £110.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Honey Belle'
    Pale greenish-yellow.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    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
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Large
    £80.00
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    Specimen
    £110.00
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    MAGNOLIA 'Hot Lips'
    Pale pink with maroon shading at the base.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Iolanthe'
    Jury hybrid with large cup-shaped rose-pink flowers which are white inside
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    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
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Janet'
    Large goblet-shaped white flowers with a hint of pink on the inside of the tepals
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Joe McDaniel'
    M. soulangeana 'Rustica Rubra' crossed with M. xveitchii with deep purple flowers
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'John Bond'
    Large white flowers.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Joli Pompom'
    A hybrid between M. 'David Clulow' and M. sprengeri elongata. Interesting white flowers with rose stamens
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Specimen
    £95.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Judy Zuk'
    Extraordinary large yellow flowers with a flash of orange
     
    Medium
    £70.00
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    MAGNOLIA kobus
    Small flowered, pure white
     
    Small
    £20.00
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Kronos'
    White with pink at the base
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Lamellen Pink'
    Transluscent pink flowers
     
    Large
    £80.00
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