Magnolia TreeMagnolia Tree Magnolia Magnolia is one of those plants that makes people stop and look. For a few weeks in spring, before the leaves even appear, the bare branches fill with large, cup shaped flowers in shades of white, cream, or blush pink and the effect is genuinely hard to beat. It's one of the oldest flowering plants on earth, and it's been earning its place in gardens ever since. Fully hardy in UK gardens, magnolias are slow growing and long