Magnolia Blossoms in Spring
by Janette Boyd
Title
Magnolia Blossoms in Spring
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture
Description
Photo of magnolia tree blooming in springtime with raindrops.
Raindrop texture courtesy of FAA Artist, Pamela Phelps.
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**Top Finisher in FAA Contest, "Spring is On It's Way" 01/29/15**
**SOLD as Greeting Card on 04/15/14**
Featured in the following FAA Groups:
*Nature Photography
*Beauty
*Visions of Spring
*All Natural Scenery
*Weekly Fun for All
*Blooming Trees Photography
Magnolia is a large ancient 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, it is theorized the flowers evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough.
Fossilised specimens of Magnolia acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae dating to 95 million years ago. Another aspect of Magnolias that is considered to represent an ancestral state is that the flower bud is enclosed in a bract rather than in sepals. Magnolia shares the tepal characteristic with several other flowering plants near the base of the flowering plant lineage such as Amborella and Nymphaea, as well as with many more recently derived plants such as Lilium.
The natural range of Magnolia species has been located in east and southeast Asia and a secondary centre in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South America.
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March 29th, 2014
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Michael Durst
This so beautiful! The colors and composition are exceptional and bring forth the magnificent beauty of the Magnolia. The rain drop texture was a stroke of genius! Congratulations, Janette!
Janette Boyd replied:
Well, thank you so much, Michael! I am glad you like this image! I didn't really like the colors of the blossoms, at first, so I just kept working on it until it pleased me! Appreciate you viewing my artwork!