Magnolias for small plots and containers
Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’ A delightful pale candyfloss pink version of the easygoing star magnolia.
Magnolia ‘Susan’ A bushy upright shrub with deepcrimson purple fragrant flowers.
Magnolia liliiflora
‘Nigra’ The black lily magnolia is a compact tree that flowers from May onwards, with beautiful gobletshaped purple flowers.
Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ A primrose-yellow flowering magnolia – not to everyone’s taste but certainly eye catching. ‘Yellow Bird’ is a bolder, bright lemonyellow variety.
Magnolia ‘Fairy
Cream’ A semi-evergreen bush-type that has multiple flowers along each stem.
Magnolia wilsonii A quiet beauty – its pendant white, fragrant flowers have contrasting maroon stamens that emerge in May so usually escape frost. Will tolerate alkaline soil and partial shade.