Meet #Magnolia crossed with #Soulangeana (Magnolia denudata × Magnolia liliiflora), the saucer magnolia or aka the tulip tree, is a hybrid flowering plant in the genus #Magnolia.

This was snapped this morning in #ormond #Australia.

It is a deciduous tree with large, early-blooming flowers in various shades of white, pink, and purple.

It is one of the most commonly used magnolias in horticulture and obviously grows (and flowers prolifically) well here in #Melbs too!

Just lovely.

📸 - #ormond #Australia

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#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

I’ve also pickled some #magnolia today.

I have a beautiful white-pink magnolia tree (#soulangeana) in my garden, so I collected the opening buds that fell when I was working, and pickled them (white wine vinegar, sugar, a pinch of salt) this evening.

Raw or pickled they have a #ginger / #pepper taste. Goes really well with #cheese in case you were wondering.

Not quite #forgaging, but close enough. 🙂