Magnolias grow in S. Cal. LA County Arboreum has their magnolias blooming just about now..
What’s Blooming? Magnolias Source. Scroll down for beautiful pictures.
February 04, 2012
“Magnolia flowers, some perfumed, some relaxed and spreading, others slender and pointed or even globular burst forth from the barren limbs after shedding their bristly flower caps (called “perules”). They are the largest single flowers outside the tropics. The Arboretum collection contains over 60 different types of magnolias, with over 40 of them being represented in the Meadowbrook section.”