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Magnolia flower Possibly one of the most beautiful flowers I have ever encountered. <br /> There have been some pretty bland trees growing in one of the aviaries for several years and then suddenly they bloomed! The flowers are enormous, about 18cm across but I believe they can grow to 30cm! The scent is just heavenly. Unfortunately the flowers do not last long so I am enjoying these while I can.<br /> This tree is not native to South Africa and indigenous only to America. Geotagged,Magnolia grandiflora,South Africa,Southern Magnolia,Summer,flowers,trees Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Magnolia flower

Possibly one of the most beautiful flowers I have ever encountered.
There have been some pretty bland trees growing in one of the aviaries for several years and then suddenly they bloomed! The flowers are enormous, about 18cm across but I believe they can grow to 30cm! The scent is just heavenly. Unfortunately the flowers do not last long so I am enjoying these while I can.
This tree is not native to South Africa and indigenous only to America.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    I was in fact wonder about the scale, glad you described it, it does look enormous. Posted 10 years ago

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The Southern magnolia

"Magnolia grandiflora", commonly known as the southern magnolia or bull bay, is a tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the southeastern United States, from southeastern North Carolina to central Florida, and west to East Texas.

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Similar species: Magnoliales
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Jan 3, 2015. Captured Jan 3, 2015 14:08 in N2, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/400s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.