Magnolia

 A few years ago, even a long time ago, I bought a small magnolia bush from a nursery near St. Petersburg. Years passed, and the magnolia bush sat in its place, did not grow and, of course, did not bloom. What magnolia flowers look like, I could only see in the botanical garden or on the Internet. 

 

To my disappointment, I learned that magnolia is a southern plant. They bloom in white, pale yellow and ivory pink flowers, with some species blooming in mid-summer and others in late winter, as harbingers of the warm weather to come.

The time has come and I needed a plot of the garden where the magnolia sat. Without any regret I dug it up and put it in the shade to find a new place for it. The place was not very suitable for flowering, between the fence, the barn and the old strawberry patch.  

 

It cannot be said that this place is in the sun or well lit. No, nothing like that. The shadow from the fence closes the magnolia planting site until almost noon. The change of location must have been stressful for Magnolia. The next winter, the plant survived the high snow, completely covering it.  Last June, I suddenly noticed beautiful flowers on the almost bare branches of a magnolia.

 

This year, already on May 31, the first magnolia bud blossomed. The remaining flowers bloomed after June 2. Beautiful flowers of pale pink color, many buds adorned the magnolia. This is the magic of nature. Magnolia continues to delight me with its flowers.

It's amazing how this southern plant survives in my garden, under a snow blanket in winter?