What varieties of magnolia are there? Detailed introduction to common types

Magnolia delavayi, also known as Youfahua or Buddhist flower, is an evergreen small tree, 12 m tall, pale yellow in color, very beautiful and alluring. Magnolia delavayi is a tree species unique to Yunnan, and also grows in southern Sichuan and southwestern Guizhou. In the 1980s and 1990s, botanical gardens in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu and other places successively introduced and cultivated it. The specimen was collected from Eryuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

Magnolia grandiflora, also known as southern magnolia or Chinese magnolia, is an evergreen large tree, up to 30 m tall, white, with a rich fragrance, and its large flowers resemble lotus flowers, hence the name. The tree is majestic, with large glossy leaves, evergreen all year round, and is an excellent tree for greenery and ornamental purposes. It is native to eastern North America and was introduced to China around 1913; in North China it is mostly cultivated in greenhouses.

Magnolia liliiflora, also known as Xinyi, is a deciduous shrub, about 3 m tall, with very large flowers, purple on the outside and white on the inside. It is produced in Hubei, northwestern Yunnan and Sichuan in China.