Magnolia

The magnolia tree was discovered by a French botanist, Charles Plumier, on the island of Martinique (France). Locally referred to as ‘talauma’, he gave the species the genus name Magnolia, after Pierre Magnol, another famous French botanist. Of the many interesting facts about the magnolia flower, the most striking one is that it is a very old flower. In fact, there are fossils dating back 20 million years that show that the flower has been gracing Earth since the very beginning of time, so to say.! In any event.. I love it