Magnolia in Tiara is a photograph by Lingfai Leung which was uploaded on September 8th, 2020.
Magnolia in Tiara
Photographed in May 6, 2016. This white magnolia blooms look like a queen in her tiara.... more
Title
Magnolia in Tiara
Artist
Lingfai Leung
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Photographed in May 6, 2016. This white magnolia blooms look like a queen in her tiara.
Magnolias are spreading, evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs, characterised by large fragrant flowers which may be bowl-shaped or star-shaped, in shades of white, pink, purple, green or yellow. The blooms often appear before the leaves, in Spring. Cone-like fruits are often produced in Autumn.
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough..
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September 8th, 2020
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Randy Rosenberger
Your artwork recently submitted to our group WFS, has been chosen to be featured on our homepage with other members of our family of friends and fine artists. Thanks for sharing the beauty.