Magnolia flower's meaning?

Example: Rose is to love as Magnolia is to ???. I was just wondering if anyone new what meaning they've heard about the magnolia flower. I don't seem to find any. I know there are many about the rose, the calla lily and so on, but I'm curious about the magnolia. Thanks.

Magnolia flower's meaning?
The magnolia is a very sacred flower, used in Indian weddings. They see it as a very strong, powerful flower, because orange is thought to be a sacred color.





Magnolias symbolize strength, and yet they are delicate and beautiful.
Reply:Magnificent aroma,,,aphrodesiac.
Reply:Magnolia is a large genus of about 210[1] flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae.





The natural range of Magnolia species is rather scattered. It includes eastern North America, Central America and the West Indies and east and southeast Asia. Some species are found in South America. Today many species of Magnolia and an ever increasing number of hybrids can also be found as ornamental trees in large parts of North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.





The genus is named after Pierre Magnol, a botanist from Montpellier in France. See Origin of the name Magnolia.





Magnolia is an ancient genus. Having evolved before bees appeared, the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles. As a result, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are tough, to avoid damage by eating and crawling beetles. Fossilised specimens of M. acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae dating back to 95 million years ago. Another primitive aspect of Magnolias is their lack of distinct sepals or petals. The term tepal has been coined to refer to the intermediate element that Magnolia has instead. Magnolias are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Giant Leopard Moth.





The Magnolia is the official state flower of both Mississippi and Louisiana[2]. Mississippi's state nickname is the "Magnolia State", because of the abundance of magnolias in the state. The magnolia is also the official state tree of Mississippi.
Reply:Magnolia's make me think of the old south.