Birth flower for March 11
Magnolia
Meaning: Dignity, nobility
Magnolias are among the oldest flowering plants on Earth, already blooming in the age of dinosaurs. Bees did not exist yet, so beetles did the pollinating, and the flowers evolved tough, thick petals that could survive a chewing. The name honors the French botanist Pierre Magnol, and the white Yulan magnolia is the city flower of Shanghai.