Lily magnolia (Mokuren)


Scientific name: Magnolia liliflora

 

Word meaning

Magnolia: Magnol, the botany scolor in French, 18 Century.

Liliflora: Lilium (Its meaning is like a lily.)

Family: Magnolia

Season: March 25 to April

Country of origin: China

color: the outside, red or pink; the inside, white

Other: It blooms before leaves come.  Mokuren is said that is the oldest blossom in the world.

It is said that the shape of Mokuren had not change since more than one billlion years ago.

It is used for perfume. In America, camellias, azaleas, and magnolia are said to theree-big-blossom.

The language of flower: a love for nature, durability.





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