Perfectly beautiful, beautifully perfect.
Red petals don’t register but the indigo sun is a bee magnet.
The female stigma is well developed while male anthers remain a bit limp.
black anthers spilling.
pollen on stigma sticking
pollination done
Tulips spend their days lazily tracking the hot sun. Warm breezes and insects deliver tiny pollen parcels. No effort is required.
Looks are fading while the flower focuses on the next part of its life cycle. Ovaries are full of fertilised eggs; they use energy to grow and develop into seeds.
Three pairs of fused ovaries with a stigma crown on top.
Vertical stacks of developing seeds in the fused ovaries.
They were developing until I chopped the stem from its plant.
It’s the time of the season; perfect beauty, beautifully perfect.
