tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post721740472970329590..comments2023-05-01T04:51:15.777-07:00Comments on Gladsome Lights: tulip or magnolia or bothGretchenJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-17779901791791157362013-03-07T03:36:31.334-08:002013-03-07T03:36:31.334-08:00In New York City, we call what your hygienist thou...In New York City, we call what your hygienist thought was a Tulip Tree a Tulip Magnolia, while the liriodendron is called a Tulip Tree. They're both very common in the city.<br /><br />Now, having grown up in the Southern US, imagine my surprise (or how I smacked myself on the head and muttered, "Duh!") when I got to Italy, saw gorgeous classic magnolias, and realized, "Of course! It's an Italian word!" It's just pronounced a little differently, because in Italian, "gn" sounds like the Spanish tilde--ma-NYOL-lia. There are a lot of other Southern US plants in northern Italy as well, all with Italian names: camellia, mimosa, etc. Live and learn!Laura Ahttp://llasblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-92200660839968871962013-03-03T15:01:02.963-08:002013-03-03T15:01:02.963-08:00The tulip poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera) is the ...The tulip poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera) is the state tree of Tennessee, my home state. It's blossoms surely do look like a Magnolia blossom. debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-85467308090993620302013-03-02T06:19:59.180-08:002013-03-02T06:19:59.180-08:00Wonderful photos and neat information. The only ...Wonderful photos and neat information. The only thing I knew about the Tulip Poplar is that honey bees love them. We have several in our backyard and I'm sad that we lost all our bees.DebDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594843598589340808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-27395489922273716362013-03-01T08:37:18.324-08:002013-03-01T08:37:18.324-08:00I have never seen a tulip tree or magnolia in &quo...I have never seen a tulip tree or magnolia in "real life." Thank you for educating the hygienist and me! I love the pics of the kiddos.<br /><br />~JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-66934067887528234002013-03-01T04:14:08.912-08:002013-03-01T04:14:08.912-08:00I've often wondered, as tulip trees have prett...I've often wondered, as tulip trees have pretty blossoms, they are similar to magnolias...<br />Cute picture of Pippin, with a few missing teeth, too. And how they grow fast (the trees and kids)!!! ♥Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411789923271959623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-48714876729948551672013-02-28T20:02:35.608-08:002013-02-28T20:02:35.608-08:00Haha...yes, you are a true educator. Love the stor...Haha...yes, you are a true educator. Love the story and the tree. Very unusual, but I like the color and those large leaves. The sort of things I tell my hygenist...how horrible episiotomies are. (How I got on THAT subject I have no idea.) Her eyes kept getting bigger and bigger as I described this horror and then it dawned on me that her chubby tummy was a PREGNANT tummy. Oy.Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-88332542305583443052013-02-28T18:43:30.305-08:002013-02-28T18:43:30.305-08:00You know I never thought about all of the variety ...You know I never thought about all of the variety of tulips!!! I just asked my husband if all of the Chinese Magnolia's were blooming on his way to work. (yes) We had a Chinese Magnolia at our old house when the kids were small. I always enjoyed seeing it bloom in the spring. When I was a little girl my grand mother had a Tulip tree planted in her yard. I drive by it sometimes and it is now about 80 years old and it is huge. <br />I don't plant tulips here because it just never gets cold enough. <br />I love how different words mean the same thing. I liked your photos. Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-41914322319737740282013-02-28T17:43:53.302-08:002013-02-28T17:43:53.302-08:00When I went to google images and typed in "tu...When I went to google images and typed in "tulip tree bloom," it gave me photos of both types! haha :) 20 years ago, in Mississippi, we planted what we called a Japanese magnolia tree, in honor of our daughter's birth. It was the pink kind you show above. Years later, I kept finding those orange/yellow blooms in our driveway; our neighbor had your tulip tree :) Both very lovely.M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-91809785988619472022013-02-28T14:34:31.239-08:002013-02-28T14:34:31.239-08:00Your post brought back a memory. When we lived in ...Your post brought back a memory. When we lived in one of our first homes, our elderly neighbors, who hailed from the South, had a beautiful magnolia tree on their front lawn. The blooms were the size of dinner plates. It was lovely. They told us they had brought it with them from their former home to keep them from feeling homesick. Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934973314360291318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-69627748249863938632013-02-28T13:34:50.027-08:002013-02-28T13:34:50.027-08:00Mama, You know you are a true educator when you gi...Mama, You know you are a true educator when you give your dental hygienist a botany lesson! <br />MKMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752128200664061291noreply@blogger.com