In colours spanning from pure white to white flushed with pink or purple through to pinks, purples, yellows and greens the flowers can be cup-, saucer-, goblet-, or star-shaped. Some of the blooms can be huge – M.grandiflora ‘Samuel Sommer’ has flowers reaching 35cm in diameter!
Saucer magnolia (Magnolia ×soulangiana) Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) Loebner magnolia (Magnolia ×loebneri) Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) Cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata) PLANTING MAGNOLIAS When planting magnolias, pick the site carefully. They have wide-spread, shallow root systems ...