The brief magnolia moment in Lucca is almost over. The flowers come and go so quickly in Corso Garibaldi, I have to make regular trips to Lucca to make the most of their loveliness.
white magnolias
pink magnolias
It has been raining, which makes the flowers fall even more quickly. Soon the leaves will appear and the flowers won’t be seen until next March.
Click here to see the magnolias on Corso Garibaldi last year.
magnificent!
By: mary D on March 19, 2011
at 6:10 am
We don’t have such flowers like this… I saw cherry blossom in US and that the first time I see a tree with full of flowers and do not have a leaf at all. The trees here always green, nothing change, LOL 😀
By: Prima on March 19, 2011
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Where you are sounds a bit like Brisbane. Most trees are always green. We do have Poincianas and Jacarandas which get their flowers first, then the leaves.
By: bagnidilucca on March 19, 2011
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I love these photos. So very beautiful, and magnolias are my favourite.
By: Liz Golding on March 19, 2011
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My little magnolia is almost fully out, it is a stellata so looks a bit different from these great magnificent beings! The flowers also hang around a lot longer here than where you are by the seem of it! Glorious photos! Thank you!
By: Joanna @ Zeb Bakes on March 19, 2011
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The flowers only last a couple of weeks. Trees in different areas flower at slightly different times. It is colder in Bagni di Lucca and the trees here haven’t done their thing yet. Almost every year that I have been here, the weather has been awful when the Corso Garibaldi trees are at their best and I don’t seem to be able to get photos on a sunny day. They are so gorgeous it doesn’t really matter.
By: bagnidilucca on March 19, 2011
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So beautiful!! I think this would be good time to travel to Italy to enjoy early spring…
By: Minna on March 19, 2011
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Mid March seems to be when these trees are in flower – in this area anyway.
By: bagnidilucca on March 19, 2011
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These are beautiful! You know, I never realized that these trees that are in flower now were magnolias. I grew up in the southern US and we had the other variety which is now covered with beautifully waxy green leaves (it flowers later and makes the most amazing perfume). Big white flowers. But these that you show here are stunning…also on their last days here in Milan. Thank you for this.
By: The Daily Cure on March 19, 2011
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The huge trees with the white flowers the size of dinner plates are grandiflora. I’m not sure of the proper name for this type of magnolia, but who cares what they are called, it is enough to look at them.
By: bagnidilucca on March 19, 2011
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Nature at one of its prettiest moments. Thanks. It makes a very wet and grey Brisbane day seem so much brighter.
By: helen on March 19, 2011
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These trees have brightened up our grey days too.
By: bagnidilucca on March 19, 2011
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Beautiful aren’t they. Love magnolias, such a pity they’re just around for such a short time.
By: Anna Johnston on March 19, 2011
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It is a pity, but soon we will have wisteria.
By: bagnidilucca on March 19, 2011
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So beautiful! I thought you might enjoy this David Attenborough clip about ancient magnolia..
By: Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial on March 19, 2011
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Thank you for the clip of David. What would we do without David? I just love him.
By: bagnidilucca on March 20, 2011
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The magnolia was interesting too.
By: bagnidilucca on March 20, 2011
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Absolutely stunning. I think the stark difference between seasons in some climates makes you appreciate what each has to offer. Enjoy the brief appearance of the magnolia flowers. MLT
By: mltucker on March 19, 2011
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They are so pretty and the season is so short – at least we can take photos to remember them.
By: bagnidilucca on March 20, 2011
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Such a gorgeous pink. I think that would be rather lovely, looking out my shuttered balcony window on to those lovely magnolia.
By: cityhippyfarmgirl on March 19, 2011
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They are heavenly. Liz had a beautiful magnolia outside her shutters, but Giovanni has just chopped it down because it left a mess on the road. I’ll try to find a photo to show what we are now missing. What is it about old men and the need to chop down trees?
By: bagnidilucca on March 20, 2011
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Deb, love this – remember only too well being there with you last year and other years when we would hurry to Lucca to see the beauty of the magnolia trees. especially in that one street ( Corso Garibaldi) but also dotted all arround the city and surrounds. That David attenborough video is fabulous too.
ciao Di
By: Di Cant on March 20, 2011
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It happens every year and luckily I am always here at this time.
By: bagnidilucca on March 20, 2011
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oh Waw Deb, the pictures are so beautiful I can almost smell them!
By: mirellamccracken on March 20, 2011
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They are very beautiful aren’t they?
By: bagnidilucca on March 20, 2011
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Beautiful amazing flowers… I love spring for its blooming flowers.
By: Fragolina on March 21, 2011
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It’s great isn’t it?
By: bagnidilucca on March 21, 2011
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What beautiful flowers! I especially like the white ones. I had no idea that magnolias produced that many flowers on each branch.
By: lisa@notesfromafrica on March 21, 2011
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The trees are so beautiful for a couple of weeks.
By: bagnidilucca on March 21, 2011
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Beautiful shots.
By: toemailer on March 25, 2011
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Thank you.
By: bagnidilucca on March 25, 2011
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