Magnolia Cultivars U–V

'Ultimate Yellow'

See Magnolia × brooklynensis ‘Ultimate Yellow’.

'Ursula Grau'

See Magnolia sinensis ‘Ursula Grau’.

'Vairano'

Flowers precocious (March to April in S England), large and saucer shaped, revealing a prominent boss of stamens; tepals rich rose-pink outside, paler inside, thick and quite weather-resistant. Small to medium tree raised by Oswald Blumhardt, New Zealand before 2000; named by Otto Eisenhut for the village in Ticino, Switzerland where his nursery is located (Magnolia Grove 2022).

Magnolia 'Vairano' growing on an island in the lake at Bluebell Arboretum, Derbyshire (March 2022). Image Robert Vernon.

Magnolia 'Vairano' at Bluebell Arboretum, Derbyshire (March 2022). Image Robert Vernon.

'Valley Splendour'

See Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’.

'Van Veen'

See Magnolia salicifolia ‘Van Veen’.

VANILLA PEARLS

See Magnolia laevifolia ‘GCCHU2008’.

'Velvet and Cream'

See Magnolia laevifolia ‘Velvet and Cream’.

'Venus'

Flowers precocious, cup-shaped, 14–16 cm across, deep reddish-pink outside, much paler pink inside, long-lasting. Young leaves flushed bronze. A small tree selected by Michael Gottschalk, Germany, around 2017 (Havlis 2022).

Magnolia 'Venus': the contrast between inner and outer tepal surfaces is striking (24th March 2021). Image Caerhays Estate.

Magnolia 'Venus' (25th February 2019). Image Caerhays Estate.

Magnolia 'Venus' (25th February 2019). Image Caerhays Estate.

'Verbanica'

See Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Verbanica’.

'Victoria'

See Magnolia grandiflora ‘Victoria’.

'Vulcan'

Flowers precocious, late March to April in S England, cup-and-saucer-shaped to 20 cm across, at their best deep ruby-red. A small tree raised by Felix Jury, New Zealand; introduced 1989, at the time a new colour break in magnolias with campbellii-like flowers. In Britain, where temperatures tend to be low at and just before flowering, the colour is often a disappointing dull purple; late flowers in New Zealand may also be this colour. Later dark red Mark Jury introductions – ‘Jurmag1’ (BLACK TULIP), ‘Jurmag2’ (FELIX JURY) and ‘Jurmag4’ (BURGUNDY STAR) – all have ‘Vulcan’ as a parent (Jury 2017; Jury & Jury 2021). Highly rated by Philippe de Spoelberch, Belgium (pers. comm. 2021).

Magnolia 'Vulcan', with its deep red flower colour fully developed in New Zealand (Tikorangi, 18th August 2015). Image Abbie Jury.

In Europe, the flowers of Magnolia 'Vulcan' are usually much less red (Belgium, 14th April 2015). Image Philippe de Spoelberch.

Magnolia 'Vulcan': a good display, despite the 'European' colour (Belgium, 14th April 2015). Image Philippe de Spoelberch.

Magnolia 'Vulcan' (Tikorangi, New Zealand; 24th August 2016). Image Abbie Jury.

A mature example of Magnolia 'Vulcan' in New Zealand (Tikorangi, 4th August 2020). Image Abbie Jury.

Magnolia 'Vulcan': a younger specimen (Belgium, 14th April 2015). Image Philippe de Spoelberch.

'Vulden'

Flowers precocious (April in S England), initially tulip-shaped, opening flat to ~20 cm across; tepals ~9, rich red-purple outside, inside strikingly pale; fruity fragrance (Boland 2005; Edwards & Marshall 2019). A small tree selected 1993 by Vance Hooper at Duncan & Davies Nurseries, New Zealand. One of the more successful of the ‘New Zealand Reds’ in Europe, highly rated by Philippe de Spoelberch, Belgium (pers. comm. 2021) and considered ‘very worthwhile’ by Edwards & Marshall (2019).

Magnolia 'Vulden' (SHIRAZZ), one of the more successful 'New Zealand Reds' in Europe (Belgium, 27th March 2008). Image Philippe de Spoelberch.

Magnolia 'Vulden' (SHIRAZZ). (Belgium, 9th April 2016). Image Philippe de Spoelberch.