The magnolias here (I am in Iowa, in the middle of America) look similar to the one in the photograph, though they are a bit more pink in color. Down south (remember the film Steel Magnolias?) they range in size and color, with flower blossoms as large as my head, and colors so deep and richly pink that the white edging is almost lost.

I am trying to put a magnolia in my front garden.

These photos are lovely.