Magnolia
Of all the flowering shrubs and trees, the most evocative of spring is Magnolia.
An ancient woody plant, with a fossil record that dates back 100 million years, magnolia has a simple but large and showy flower structure, with six or more tepals (neither petal nor sepal) spiraling in whorls. White and pink flowers are well known, but there are yellow, purple, and wine cultivars, plus near-orange and near-red.
Click on the images below for more info on each species.
Map of Magnolias at the Garden
Key
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/yellow_key.png)
Wada's Memory Magnolia—Link between parking lots 3 & 5
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/violet_key.png)
Star Magnolia—Farwell Landscape Garden, Graham Bulb Garden, Evening Island, Malott Japanese Garden
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/red_key.png)
Randy Magnolia—Farwell Landscape Garden
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/turquoise_key.png)
Jane Magnolia—Farwell Landscape Garden
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/green_key.png)
Susan Magnolia—Graham Bulb Garden
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/orange_key.png)
Merrill Magnolia—Graham Bulb Garden, Malott Japanese Garden
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/purple_key.png)
Royal Star Magnolia—Sensory Garden
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/lt.green_key.png)
W.B. Clarke Magnolia—Lakeside East
![magnolia map key](/sites/default/files/images/magnolias/key/pink_key.png)
Alexandrina Saucer Magnolia—English Walled Garden