Our host this week is Tina. She asks us for… Something Different. I give you – my Magnolia tree in April.
I must have flowers, always, and always.
– Claude Monet
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.
The name Magnolia first appeared in 1703, for a flowering tree from the island of Martinique. Magnolias are native to both Asia and the Americas.
Magnolias symbolized dignity and nobility. In ancient China, magnolias were thought to be the perfect symbols of womanly beauty and gentleness.
Magnolia is a very ancient genus, appearing before bees did. It is believed that the flowers have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles.
The Magnolia flowers last only for a couple of days – but what magnificent days!
Thank you, Tina, for another lovely challenge!
Leya 
Gorgeous captures as always! ❤
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That’s a fun and interesting visual effect on your pictures of magnolias!
Glad you liked them too!
Absolutely beautiful ♥️
Thank you, dearest friend!
Your photos are as delicate as the flower itself. It is such a beauty. Do the flowers last more than a day in full bloom?
If the weather is kind, they flower for three weeks. Now there is night frost coming, and they might get a bit bruised, but still flowering.
Transient beauties, a bit like the Cherry Blossoms in Japan
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beautiful!
As we say in Sweden – Underbart är kort (Wonderful is short)
Lovely photo, I love magnolia trees and blossom trees at this time of year, its so sad they don’t last long but you have done a lovely job capturing them for always.
Thank you so much – happy you like magnolias too!
I love your Claude Monet-Style!
Glad you enjoyed it! I had some fun too!
So lovely Ann Christine 🙂 🙂
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Ann-Christine, you’ve done a beautiful job with your textures on these glorious blooms! Lucky you to have your own magnolia tree!! We have many, many magnolia trees here on Kiawah but they are all white magnolias, I’ve never seen a pink one! Ours do last much longer, maybe a month or so, but don’t appear until May. We LOVE our magnolias down here but I sure would like to see a pink one!!
Now you made me happy, Tina – I love my tree dearly! It is maybe 10 years old, and always a treat in spring. And it should have waited until May, but …even the birch trees have started so much earlier the last years. This year the trees and anemones are two weeks earlier than last year. When I was a child spring came about a month later.
Fabulous tree, i think you could describe it as flambouant
Maybe! Glad you like it – it was planted some 10 years ago and always a treat in spring.
What a breathtaking flower, Ann-Christine. It’s one of my favorites. Your shots are terrific. We both used Impressionistic filters for our flower shots! It’s perfect for them! Enjoy this beautiful spring weather.
Thank you very much, Patti! Glad you enjoyed them – have a great week you too!
Gorgeous. I’m glad you immortalised it digitally.
So glad you liked them, and I am glad too – it will get colder again and the joy might be a short one this year.
I love magnolia, especially the pink. Beautiful photos, Ann-Christine!
Thank you, Amy! Magnolia time is here now.
Marvellous! I love magnolias
Sue, they are lovely now everywhere here – too early of course…Next week will be cold and freezing, so they will turn black soon.
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Simply gorgeous!
I am so glad you liked them – they are not my ordinary way of photographing!
(EN) Magnolia is one of my favorite flowers and I thank you for these beautiful shots . Amazing post, Ann Christine😊
(IT) La magnolia è uno dei miei fiori preferiti e ti ringrazio per i tuoi bellissimi scatti. Meraviglioso post, Ann Christine😊
Thank you kindly! I love magnolias too.