Plants of the Magnolia Genus at BCA
The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.
Magnolia (obovata x tripetala) x insignis
Magnolia Hybrid- Magnolia (obovata x tripetala) x insignis // Magnolia Hybrid ("straight species")
Magnolia acuminata
Cucumbertree Magnolia- Magnolia acuminata // Cucumbertree Magnolia ("straight species")
- Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata 'Miss Honeybee' // Miss Honeybee Cucumber Magnolia
Magnolia ashei
Ashe's Magnolia- Magnolia ashei // Ashe's Magnolia ("straight species")
Magnolia denudata
Yulan Magnolia- Magnolia denudata // Yulan Magnolia ("straight species")
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern Magnolia- Magnolia grandiflora 'Boone Arboretum' // Southern Magnolia
- Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty' // Bracken's Brown Beauty Southern Magnolia
- Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue' // Edith Bogue Southern Magnolia
Magnolia kobus
Kobus Magnolia- Magnolia kobus // Kobus Magnolia ("straight species")
Magnolia obovata
Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia, White Bark Magnolia, or White Leaf Magnolia- Magnolia obovata // Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia, White Bark Magnolia, or White Leaf Magnolia ("straight species")
Magnolia officinalis
- Magnolia officinalis var. biloba // Lobed Houpu Magnolia
Magnolia sp.
Magnolia species- Magnolia sp. // Magnolia species ("straight species")
Magnolia stellata
- Magnolia stellata 'King Rose' // King Rose Star Magnolia
- Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star' // Royal Star Magnolia
Magnolia tripetala
Umbrella Magnolia- Magnolia tripetala // Umbrella Magnolia ("straight species")
Magnolia virginiana
Sweetbay Magnolia, Laurel Magnolia, or Swamp Magnolia- Magnolia virginiana // Sweetbay Magnolia, Laurel Magnolia, or Swamp Magnolia ("straight species")
- Magnolia virginiana 'MVHH' // Green Mileā¢ Sweetbay Magnolia
- Magnolia virginiana 'Northern Belle' // Northern Belle Sweetbay Magnolia
- Magnolia virginiana var. glauca // Sweetbay Magnolia (glauca variety)
- Magnolia virginiana var. ludoviciana (unofficial name) // Sweetbay Magnolia (unofficially "var. ludoviciana")
- Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana (Bethel Springs, TN) // Sweetbay Magnolia (Bethel Springs, TN Provenance)
- Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana (Charleston County, SC) // Sweetbay Magnolia (Charleston County, SC Provenance)
- Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana (Essex County, MA) // Sweetbay Magnolia (Essex County, MA Provenance)
- Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana (Polk County, NC) // Sweetbay Magnolia (Polk County, NC Provenance)
Magnolia virginiana x grandiflora
- Magnolia virginiana x grandiflora 'Maryland' // Maryland Southern Magnolia
Magnolia x
- Magnolia x 'Ann' // Ann Magnolia
- Magnolia x 'Big Dude' // Big Dude Hybrid Magnolia
- Magnolia x 'Galaxy' // Galaxy Magnolia
- Magnolia x 'Golden Gift' // Golden Gift Magnolia
- Magnolia x 'Jane' // Jane Magnolia
- Magnolia x 'Sunburst' // Sunburst Magnolia
Magnolia x acuminata
- Magnolia x acuminata 'Elizabeth' // Elizabeth Magnolia
- Magnolia x acuminata 'Gold Star' // Gold Star Magnolia
Magnolia x kewensis
- Magnolia x kewensis 'Wada's Memory' // Wada's Memory Magnolia
Magnolia x loebneri
- Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel' // Leonard Messel Loebner Magnolia
- Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' // Merrill Loebner Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangiana
Hybrid Saucer Magnolia- Magnolia x soulangiana // Hybrid Saucer Magnolia ("straight species")
- Magnolia x soulangiana 'Lennei' // Lenni Saucer Magnolia
- Magnolia x soulangiana 'San Jose' // San Jose Saucer Magnolia