Well now this little guy is in full bloom! And much easier to identify as an Azalea by the blooms.
So then I became interested in the parts of the flower since we learned all about botany earlier this semester.
In this picture you can see the sepal leaves of the flower that protect the bud before bloom.
In this picture we can see that the flower is a perfect flower because it has both a stamen (male) and a pistal (pistal). The anthers (male parts) which seem to have white tips and the stigma has a pink tip. Also on reading about azalea they have a system to not self pollinate themselves.
Very nice pictures! Maybe I will have to get some of your great planting tips to hopefully get some "perfect" flowers in my backyard!
ReplyDeleteVery nice flowers. I really love the color on them.
ReplyDeleteLook at you, retaining information from weeks ago! Warms an instructor's cold, cold heart, I tell you.
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