Magnificent Magnolias
Experience one of the most significant conservation collections of Magnolias in the United States in bloom January through March.
Admire the sights and scents on the branches of more than 200 elegant trees, as velvety silver buds and saucer-sized pink, white, and magenta flowers make an appearance in this always spectacular annual bloom at the Garden.
Enjoy associated programming and stay tuned to our social media channels for bloom highlights every week.
🌸 Bloom Update 🌸
Peak bloom is here! The Magnificent Magnolias are putting on a show, don’t wait to experience their breathtaking beauty in the San Francisco Botanical Garden.
Magnificent Magnolias Celebration Week February 14-22
Explore small space greenery, hardy kitchen herbs, lush terrariums, and low maintenance hoyas, succulents, and air plants.
Make a Valentine for magnolias and trees in the Garden.
Enjoy a variety of beverages and treats such as coffee, lemonade, and mini donuts.
Delight in ice cream from Hometown Creamery, featuring classic flavors as well as unique, globally inspired ones.
Join garden educators for story time and hands-on activities.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Participate in an art and poetry activity using magnolia tepals.
Make a Valentine for magnolias and trees in the Garden.
Enjoy a variety of beverages and treats such as coffee, lemonade, and mini donuts.
Delight in ice cream from Hometown Creamery, featuring classic flavors as well as unique, globally inspired ones.
Join garden educators for story time and hands-on activities.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Participate in an art and poetry activity using magnolia tepals.
Make a Valentine for magnolias and trees in the Garden.
Join garden educators for story time and hands-on activities.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Participate in an art and poetry activity using magnolia tepals.
Make a Valentine for magnolias and trees in the Garden.
Join garden educators for story time and hands-on activities.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Participate in an art and poetry activity using magnolia tepals.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Join garden educators for story time and hands-on activities.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Join garden educators for story time and hands-on activities.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Sip tea as you wander among magnolias in peak bloom.
Make a Valentine for magnolias and trees in the Garden.
Enjoy a variety of beverages and treats such as coffee, lemonade, and mini donuts.
Delight in ice cream from Hometown Creamery, featuring classic flavors as well as unique, globally inspired ones.
Join garden educators for story time and hands-on activities.
Join us for a magical puppet show perfect for young audiences.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Treat yourself to some amazing jazz music in addition to viewing the Garden’s famed magnolias.
Participate in an art and poetry activity using magnolia tepals.
Make a Valentine for magnolias and trees in the Garden.
Enjoy a variety of beverages and treats such as coffee, lemonade, and mini donuts.
Delight in ice cream from Hometown Creamery, featuring classic flavors as well as unique, globally inspired ones.
Join garden educators for story time and hands-on activities.
Discover what sets the Botanical Garden’s magnolia collection apart.
Participate in an art and poetry activity using magnolia tepals.
Use the Magnificent Magnolia Map to explore different Magnolia Exploration Zones throughout the Botanical Garden. Large versions of this map will be on display onsite and updated each week with highlighted blooms to discover!
Endemic to Asia and the New World, Magnolias are ancient flowering trees that have endeared themselves to humans for millennia. Here in mild San Francisco, we cultivate species from across most of their range, from the monsoon-influenced, temperate forests of the Himalayas to the cloud forests of Mesoamerica.
In the winter of 1940, horticultural history was made at the newly-opened San Francisco Botanical Garden when its exotic cup and saucer magnolia (Magnolia campbellii) became the first of its kind to bloom in the United States. Huge crowds of excited and curious visitors stood in long lines to see the stunning, large, pink blossoms of this famous Magnolia that still stands in the Garden today.
That was just the beginning. The Garden is now home to more than 200 Magnolias— many rare and historic. The Garden’s current collection includes 63 species and 49 cultivars.
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