Dong Lei / Red Lotus Tree (Manglietia insignis) flowers, Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Tengchong county, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Doug Wechsler / Umbrella Magnolia flower (Magnolia tripetala) Fort Washington State Park, USA, May.

Dong Lei / Fallen Magnolia petals (Magnoliaceae sp) in forest, Lijian City, Yunnan Province, China, April.

Stephen Dalton / Tulip tree flower (Liriodendron tulipifera), UK, June

Stephen Dalton / Tulip tree flower (Liriodendron tulipifera), UK, June

Adrian Davies / Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) leaves in autumn, Botanic garden, Surrey, England, UK, October

Kerstin Hinze / Magnolia Soulangiana var cultivated in Botanical Garden Brunswick, Germany

Nick Upton / Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) tree in full flower against blue sky. Stourhead gardens, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) tree in full flower against blue sky. Stourhead gardens, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Piotr Naskrecki / Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) leaves, Estabrook Woods, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Umbrella Magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) flower, Estabrook Woods, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana) flowers, Estabrook Woods, Massachusetts