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Magnolia / Manglietia insignis flowering for first time

Magnolia / Manglietia insignis flowering for first time

Just a couple of weeks after the closure of the gardens to the public our 25 year old Magnolia insignis has flowered for the first time. It has wonderful pink flowers which cover the plant as you can see from the video. This plant was originally named Manglietia...
Plenty to see here in June

Plenty to see here in June

Although very much a spring garden, Caerhays still has lots to offer the visitor in June. It’s easy to think that there is nothing left to see in the gardens here at Caerhays as the spring magnolias and rhododendrons are over, however that is not the case....
Best Yellow Magnolias

Best Yellow Magnolias

Charles picks his 4 best yellow Magnolias. In the video he says 4 or 5, and there are four in this clip. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ or ‘Swedish Star’ as it is sometimes known, flowers yellow with a bit of green. Magnolia ‘Lois’, bred by...
Magnolia ‘Tikitere’

Magnolia ‘Tikitere’

Charles Williams showing us the wonderful new flowers on this new hybrid from New Zealand by David Baldick. It’s a cross between Magnolia ‘Apollo’ and Magnolia ‘Vulcan’, and although this plant is only 3 years old it flowering very well....
Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ in flower this weekend

Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ in flower this weekend

I thought I would focus on the unusual Magnolia ‘Tropicana’. It is a very peculiar green/yellow and pink flowered hybrid between an American Magnolia acuminata ‘Fertile Myrtle’ and a Chinese Magnolia sprengeri ‘Divi’. When it first...