Monday, September 21, 2015

COMPOUND INTEREST – Seduced by Hydrangea



Tiny closed-fist buds festoon hydrangea’s translucent, pale-green stems. From bottom up they pop open in precious, fertile, ivory florets. 
Their stamens outstretch expectantly. Here, here, look at me!

But someone else has stolen the show. The much larger, neuter flowers, like crisp, white-linen butterflies, flutter 'round, perhaps overselling to the thirsty those scant nectar sips below.


(I spotted this spectacular compound flower of the “pee gee” hydrangea – hydrangea paniculata grandiflora – on my neighborhood walk this morning.)


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Spectacular!!!!
I'll have to go out and admire the flowers around me today...
Jennifer

Jeffrey Willius said...

Thanks, amiga. I'm glad this caught your fancy. I know you already stop and smell the roses. Hope you're well.

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