August 18th, 2009: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) by unity1968

The Bloom of the Day for August 18th, 2009 was Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2009-08-18

Beautiful photo of a lovely Magnolia bloom!

Gorgeous flower, the colors are amazing - the perfect creamy whites against the other rich colors
you captured it perfectly

Love love love it!

There is no tree in the world that comes close to the majesty, beauty and fragrance of the Southern Magnolia. It's one of my favorites of all time. This photo perfectly captures it.

The Southern Magnolia is all majestic in my eye's and that picture capture's it extremely well. Loved it.

Rachel