The rhodo featured in yesterdays bud has decided she has reached the point of no return! I took this photo and looked at it closely then had to go out and look at the flower again to see what I had missed. That lime green proddy thing - what is it?
@deburahiru Thank you Deb - googling on......"Stigmas have a sticky top that allows the pollen to stick and pollinate the plant. Without pollination, there would be no seeds. It has a gelatinous and sticky top"
Yes, 'lime green proddy thing' works for me too.... it sounds more fun! Love the photo Maggie, the light gives it a glow in the center, and the details are splendid. I enjoyed the comments & photo very much!
Well thank you for the biology lesson , we learn all the time here !!! Such an impressive flower, will there be any bees about to land on the'' proddy thing ''?
Pistil, stigma I never expected to learn so much non photographic stuff here but thanks Maggie for the lesson. I still love the soft colors and those blossoms look like delicate tissue paper.
