Picotee-pink-edged, large flowers that look at you from a tall stem. Followed by marbled evergreen leaves. A sterile cultivar from Rodney Davey, it flowers prolifically as its energy is saved for flow

Just a little over 100 years ago, John Charles Williams of Caerhays Castle in Cornwall, took pollen from single-flowered varieties of the popular, exotic-looking but not fully hardy Camellia japonica.

Magnolias come in many forms, from small trees to magnificent specimens, but they all share beautiful blooms and a surprising resilience

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