Magnolia

Before moving on to today's Blip, , can I just say how overwhelmed I was with the reponse to yesterday. Not only were there a host of comments, but the crowning glory was ------ it was also 'Spotlighted' and 'Favouriteded' not once but EIGHT times!!This is by far the biggest response I have ever had.
I spent this morning reading all your comments to mum and she seemed to be 'uplifted' by them. Infact, I am now finding myself in the company of a DIVA, as she is already planning my next Blip of her, ha ha !! It has been such a tonic for mum ,so all I can do is thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart.It made one old lady very very happy.
Spent the day in the garden with hubby and I know we are going to suffer later tonight, so a nice warn shower is the order of the day after dinner.The old bones are feeling the strain.Have to say the garden area is beginning to look good and is just exploding with Spring flowers at the moment.Got some nice pics but have to go with this one, as I just love Magnolia blossom.
Basically, the Magnolia flower is associated with beauty and perseverance. It is also associated with nobility and dignity. Sweetness and love for nature are some other attributes attached to its meaning.
There are experts on floriography who can speak the language of flowers. These florists have come up with the meaning of the Magnolia flower according to the size and the way they bloom. The magnolia flowers bloom boldly and are large in size. The flowers that grow in the South are scented and therefore the magnolia flowers meanings include splendid beauty and magnificence. Magnolia flowers are available in a variety of colours and each leads to a different meaning. The white magnolias flower meanings include purity and perfection. The pink magnolia flowers mean youth and innocence added with joy. The green magnolias also have the same meaning of joy and is also associated with health and luck. The purple magnolias help in achieving the wishes of luck and health.
Magnolia is an ancient genus. Having evolved before bees appeared, the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. Fossilised specimens of Magnolia have been found dating back 95 million years .Another primitive aspect of Magnolias is their lack of distinct sepals or petals: Magnolias possess undifferentiated flower parts for which the term "tepals" was coined.
VERY FACTUUAL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!