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 Mile™ 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