A STAR IS BORN: ELIZABETH

In 1977, the Kitchawan Brooklyn Botanic Garden Research Station introduced yellow-flowering magnolias to the world.

Named for Elizabeth Van Brunt whose family donated 226 acres of Kitchawan Farm in 1956 for the creation of the BBG Research Station where its world-famous yellow magnolia hybrid breeding program was developed.

“A New Type of Magnolia is Born” — New York Times

“Yellow Magnolia is Star at Kitchawan” — Patent Trader

“What’s In A Name? A Magnolia by any other name would not be Elizabeth” — Patent Trader

“Color it Yellow and Call it Elizabeth” — Patent Trader

“I love yellow-flowering magnolias. One of my favorites is Magnolia x ’Elizabeth’…It makes my heart skip a beat.” — Jan Johnsen, author of Gardentopia, Serenity in the Garden blog, and Teatown Neighbor

To honor Teatown’s legacy partnership with Brooklyn Botanic Garden, PlantFest is pleased to offer three of these rare beauties, sourced from Broken Arrow Nursery, in the PlantFest eStore.

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