As the well known track from the musical “Gigi” tells us, very little girls “grow up in the most pleasant way,” and that is surely genuine of the eight “Tiny Girls” featured in this article. Among 1965 and 1968, 8 cultivars of Japanese magnolias (Ann, Betty, Jane, Judy, Pinkie, Randy, Ricki, and Susan) had been formally named and released by the U.S. Arboretum, the products and solutions of a hybridization software carried out by Francis de Vos and William Kosar. Star magnolia:Early blooming star magnolia shines bright in spring | Mystery Plant Gardening:Rebirth in the back garden: Trim frost harm, plant greens and seasonal shade | Marshall Horse Trials:Purple Hills…