magnolia magnolia the treeHigh above , curved oak , spruce and chestnut grew beside giant magnolias . We swam in the lake and sunned ourselves on the lawn among the flowering magnolias . blossom tree the flower The petals are not dry and papery like those of most fall flowers , but instead fleshy like magnolias or tulips , and there's something about the way they capture light that makes them glow .a pinkish cream colourTake a roller to the walls and swear you will rid the office forever of beige , magnolia , off-white - in fact any colour that looks grubby before it's even dried .With all this leather and wood in combination with the thick pile carpet , the cockpit has all the attributes of a top of the range quality sports car . Luxury trim in magnolia. pinkish cream in colour Chintz furnishings , walls painted magnolia , decorated with framed pictures of water-colour landscapes . The wallpapers were produced for the mass market between the 1920s and the 1950s - evidence that people in the past did not limit themselves to plain magnolia walls . Grim , dark and dusty corridors were banished , along with depressing decor and magnolia paint .