14.04.2026 - 08.05.2026 Beautiful and graceful magnolias are blooming in the botanical garden! Magnolias are beautiful trees or shrubs that grow mainly in the southern regions of the United States and Asia. The genus of these plants was named by Charles Plumier in honor of the French botanist Pierre Magnol in 1703. Magnolias belong to ancient flowering plants. They were widespread in the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. Since the genus separated at a time when bees did not yet exist, the flowers of these plants are adapted to pollination by beetles. Interesting facts... In our time, fossilized specimens of Magnolia acuminata have been discovered, which are about 20 million years old. Magnolia wood is traditionally used to make sheaths (Saya) and hilts (Tsuka) for Japanese swords (Nihon to). Today, magnolias are a symbol and recognizable attribute of southern countries in culture.
