{"id":11870,"date":"2026-04-16T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/?p=11870"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:12:46","slug":"peak-magnolia-april-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/peak-magnolia-april-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"Peak Magnolia April 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"737173\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #737173;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2023-03-25-15.35.43-1024x620.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11878 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2023-03-25-15.35.43-1024x620.webp 1024w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2023-03-25-15.35.43-300x182.webp 300w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2023-03-25-15.35.43-768x465.webp 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2023-03-25-15.35.43-1536x930.webp 1536w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2023-03-25-15.35.43-1320x799.webp 1320w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2023-03-25-15.35.43.webp 1588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Magnolia and Cherry blossom in Weymouth Terrace Haggerston London. Photo K Flude<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It might already have peaked in London, but there are lots of lovely magnolias still flowering. This year, last week was very hot and plant experts feared it would lead to a brief spring.&nbsp; However, the shirt-sleeve warmth was soon followed by a cold spell, dropping in some places to 0 degrees C. This may have saved the situation and prolonged the spring flowering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnolias, Earnest &#8216;Chinese&#8217; Wilson, said were the most esteemed of all flowers.&nbsp; He introduced new species from the Himalayas. Magnolias are among the oldest flowers and have their origins in the Cretaceous period. They evolved 100 million years ago before the evolution of bees.&nbsp; So they are pollinated by beetles, which is one reason for the size of the flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first magnolias to come to Britain were from America. John Banister sent Magnolia Virginiana to Henry Compton Bishop of London, who was also highly involved in the colony in Virginia. Compton sent Banister out as a missionary, but both loved flowers. Banister wrote the first flora of N. America which was included in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Ray\">John Ray<\/a>&#8216;s <em>Historia Plantarum<\/em>. Sadly, he was accidently shot while exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnolias were named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715) &#8216;Professor of Botany and Director of the Royal Botanic Garden of Montpellier&#8217;.&nbsp; Magnol invented the idea of plant families, which Linnaeus developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Herbal uses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Grieve&#8217;s &#8216;A Modern Herbal&#8217; suggests Magnolia was used for rheumatism and malaria. A warm infusion was thought to be laxative, <a href=\"https:\/\/herbpathy.com\/Action-of-Sudorific-Cid652\">sudorifi<\/a>c (induces &#8216;sweating so that the sweat runs down the body in rills!&#8217;), If cold. If warm was antiperiodic (useful against diseases like malaria which keep coming back) and mildly tonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where to see Magnolias<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In London, they can be seen everywhere but Google suggests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kensington (Phillimore Gardens, The Boltons), Chelsea (Carlyle Square), and Notting Hill (Lancaster Road).&nbsp; And of course Kensington Gardens and Kew Gardens. My favourites ones are in the roads around my house, often in the most unprepossessing of places.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"666760\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #666760;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022-03-24-14.03.16-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11879 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022-03-24-14.03.16-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022-03-24-14.03.16-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022-03-24-14.03.16-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022-03-24-14.03.16-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022-03-24-14.03.16-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022-03-24-14.03.16-1320x743.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Magnolias and Camelias in Albion Square, Haggerston,. London. Photo by K Flude<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But it is a delight to go to Hidecote the National Trust Property in Mickleton just off the edge of the Cotswolds. In April, it has spectacular magnolias. Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have any good photos except this one which shows all the magnolia petals on the ground!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8d8f81\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidcote_cotswolds_april_2015_017-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11880 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8d8f81; width:423px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidcote_cotswolds_april_2015_017-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidcote_cotswolds_april_2015_017-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidcote_cotswolds_april_2015_017-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidcote_cotswolds_april_2015_017-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidcote_cotswolds_april_2015_017-1152x2048.webp 1152w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidcote_cotswolds_april_2015_017-1320x2347.webp 1320w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hidcote_cotswolds_april_2015_017-scaled.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hdcote in Magnolia time. Photo K Flude<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ernest &#8216;Chinese&#8217; Wilson<\/strong> 1876 \u2013 1930<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"947f65\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chipping-camden-sep22-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11916 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #947f65; aspect-ratio:0.5625026042221152;width:377px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chipping-camden-sep22-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chipping-camden-sep22-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chipping-camden-sep22-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chipping-camden-sep22-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chipping-camden-sep22-1152x2048.webp 1152w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chipping-camden-sep22-1320x2347.webp 1320w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chipping-camden-sep22-scaled.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prunus Serrula, (aka Tibetan Cherry) brought to England by Ernest Wilson. My favourite tree because of its bark which feels like copper. Photo K Flude<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>He was born in Chipping Camden where there is a lovely memorial garden which contains my favourite tree, and many plants he introduced. He brought back over 2000 species into the West of which 60 are named after him. One of his expeditions took place during the Boxer revolution. So he adopted a native disguise and risked execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 16, he was apprenticed at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Then he worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. His next adventure was to be hired as the Chinese plant collector with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Veitch_Nurseries\">James Veitch &amp; Sons<\/a> (originally based in Chelsea). He eventually moved to America, where he became keeper of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. Unfortunately, he and his wife died in a car accident in 1930.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For my post on Chipping Camden click <a href=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/campden-house-fire-sunday-march-23rd-1862\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On This Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1116 (or 1117)<\/strong> &#8211; St Magnus the Martyr Executed.  He was executed because of dynastic disputes amongst Vikings in the Orkneys.    Magnus lived a pious life refusing, for example, to fight in the Battle of Menai Straits in Wales, and various miracles took place after his death.  He is remembered by the Church of St Magnus at the foot of London Bridge in London. But that was, before the 18th Century, thought to be dedicated one or other of the other many St Magnus&#8217;s (6).  The Church is by Christopher Wren, and very high Church Protestant. On the occasion I visited on his feast day I felt like I was in a Roman Temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Published on 16th April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It might already have peaked in London, but there are lots of lovely magnolias still flowering. This year, last week was very hot and plant experts feared it would lead to a brief spring.&nbsp; However, the shirt-sleeve warmth was soon followed by a cold spell, dropping in some places to 0 degrees C. This may &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/peak-magnolia-april-16th\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Peak Magnolia April 16th&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"All about Magnolia's, their origins and introduction to the UK. 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