Magnolias: Ancient Beauties of the Garden These flowers date back to the time of dinosaursliterally! First bloomed over 95 million years ago Evolved before bees or butterflies existed Pollinated by beetles, their original partners Bowl-shaped blooms built for beetle traffic Thick petals resist damage from clumsy crawlers Fruity scent mimics fermenting fruit to attract beetles Pollination happens as beetles stumble through in search of pollen 練 A living fossil in your gardenmagnolias connect us to Earths deep past