[7] Magnolia liliifera was classified as having several varieties, however these have now been generally accepted as species by several botanists including Hans Peter Nooteboom and Richard B. Figlar according to data compiled by Rafaël Govaerts, a researcher for the WCSP at Kew Gardens.

[2] Magnolia liliifera is grown as an ornamental plant and is suited to culture in pots.

Although tropical, the egg magnolia is reported to withstand sub-tropical climates at USDA zone 10 and higher.

[14] It has been grown in the West since the Victorian era with the first report of a flowering specimen at Kew Gardens in April, 1862.

[15] The egg magnolia is valued for its fragrant, egg-like flower which releases a wafting pineapple-like scent in the morning.