The dogwoods (various
Cornus species) have been blooming lately.
I love them!
Botanical factoids:Dogwoods have 4 large bracts - special leaves at the base of a flower or group of flowers - that happen to be brightly colored and look like petals.
At the center of the 4 bracts - where we would expect to see stamens and pistils if the bracts had been petals- is a group of small, non-showy flowers.
...pretty cool :)
1 comment:
That is cool! I love Dogwoods! There are so many here in DC.
Happy Spring!
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