This is the second bloom of our Southern Magnolia (Magnolia Grandiflora) for this year. The first one was blooming last weekend but it was too high up for me to take a picture of (at 11 feet / 3m). Look how big the flower is, as compared to my hand. I always enjoy the grand, creamy color, and fragrance of the flower. Too bad it only lasts - at least looks good - for a day, like hibiscus. But it could be very productive during its blooming seasons (spring and summer), so I won't complain.
Southern Magnolia is the species that bears the biggest flower among other magnolia species. It is identical with the beauty of America's southern landscapes and gardens. It is most prevalent in Louisiana, Mississippi, and part of Texas. Some relates it to, even calls it, Steel Magnolias (the movie which setting was in Louisiana), but there's really no such cultivar.
Source of info:
About Magnolia Grandiflora from Floridata: http://www.floridata.com/ref/M/magno_g.cfm
2 comments:
what fantastic pictures!
Hi, thank you! Isn't it amazing? I love magnolia flowers!
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