They have many names but essentially after the flowers bloom the stigmas and stamens become these seed filled pods. I noticed you can buy them now to use as a natural decoration, on Etsy. Based on the price I have a gold mine in my front yard. Ha!
Interesting! Fun for decoration, but don't they need to be dried out?
There used to be many Magnolia trees in our Houston neighborhood, unfortunately many did not survive Harvey 4 years ago.
@ingrid01 yes they have to dry out, they shrivel up then and turn grey but do still have a lot of textures. I won’t be attempting to dry any, it’s just so amazing to me that you can actually order 10, for $13.00, and have them shipped to you. Natural dried arrangements are all the rage in the fall.
There used to be many Magnolia trees in our Houston neighborhood, unfortunately many did not survive Harvey 4 years ago.