“Nascency”

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (family Malvaceae). This will be a spectacular flower — http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-11-27 — but I like the compactness of the bud before it “explodes” as well as shades of green and the vein patterns.

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“Don’t tread on me!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-03-22
Two years ago (“Ahhh — the colors of springtime!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-03-22

[Rick Schies]

A wonderful glimpse at new life