Pink Purple Lily Magnolia Tree
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Pink Purple Lily Magnolia Tree
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography,digital Painting
Description
This Pink Purple Magnolia Lily tree is growing in a yard across from us and I took several photos of this beautiful tree and blossoms. This is one that I digitally painted and textured to bring out it's beauty.
The lily magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora) is a large deciduous shrub (or small tree) that sports profuse pink or reddish-purple blossoms in April and early May, just before the leaves appear. As one of the smaller magnolias, it is popular for informal screens or hedges and as a specimen plant grown for its spring flower display.
Lily magnolia grows to a mature height of 8 to 12 feet with a similar spread. It has a compact, rounded form and produces a massive display of lily-shaped pink or reddish-purple flowers with six or seven petals, with each petal 3 to 4 inches long. The flowers are sometimes followed by cone-shaped purple or brown fruit, called follicles. As with other magnolia species, pollination is facilitated by beetles. The shrub's dark green elliptical-shaped leaves appear as its flowers fade. Its fall foliage is not showy. Fine art Pink Purple Magnolia Lily Tree phothography digital painting by sandi oreilly, all rights reserved and copyrighted in the US and Internationally. No use of this image without my written permission.
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April 12th, 2020
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