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

Wada's Memory Magnolia—Link between parking lots 3 & 5

Star Magnolia—Farwell Landscape Garden, Graham Bulb Garden, Evening Island, Malott Japanese Garden

Randy Magnolia—Farwell Landscape Garden

Jane Magnolia—Farwell Landscape Garden

Susan Magnolia—Graham Bulb Garden

Merrill Magnolia—Graham Bulb Garden, Malott Japanese Garden

Royal Star Magnolia—Sensory Garden

W.B. Clarke Magnolia—Lakeside East

Alexandrina Saucer Magnolia—English Walled Garden