Just before the petals fall

Magnolia blossoms go from white to ivory to tan as they age. My tree is a Grandiflora Magnolia, there are 210 types of Magnolias! I actually like the flowers at this stage better than any other.

[Henri Russell]

The golden color is beautiful.

[Gayle]

Oh, such a beautiful capture, Lou Ann! Wonderful focus and lovely color! :-)

[bkb in the city]

Very nice

[Bep]

Gorgeous picture. Fav.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wonderful !

[Carole Sandford]

Gorgeous flower & great shot!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent capture of the beautiful Magnolia flower.

[Diana]

A stunning capture and wonderful tones Lou Anne! I love them too, fav!

[Clare Gadsby]

oh i would love a grandiflora! one day maybe. saw lots when we were in dc. this is so beautiful

[Babs]

Magnolias always look beautiful regardless of the stage of their life.

[Sylvia Binch]

A lovely shot. Nice to see the inside of the flower for a change.

[carol white]

A lovely detailed shot. Fav!! 😀

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

beautiful flower

[CC Folk]

Love the magnolia! Fav.

[julia]

Love the stages of the magnolia's ... I have the smaller version .. Little Gem.. and just bought a new one thats called Little Bear..

[Milanie]

Wonderful focus - long the ivory-to-tan stage they're in here. Really nice capture. Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Magnolias are a very flashy flower! You've taken a beautiful picture of this one. And yes, some things look better as they age.

[Trish Plutz]

Beautiful until the end!

[Taffy]

I like how you've captured a part of the life cycle.

[Valerie Chesney]

So lovely, beautiful at all stages.

[Lou Ann]

@henrir @gaylewood @bkbinthecity @gijsje @beryl @carole_sandford @mittens @ludwigsdiana @pistache @onewing @bintal @bintal @carolmw @ziggy77 @gardenfolk @julzmaioro @milaniet @olivetreeann @pplutz @taffy @happysnaps Thank you all for your wonderful, thoughtful comments, and for putting this on the PP and TP! Oh my!