Contortion

Yet another blip of our Nerium oleander- this time to show the arrangement of the petals in the flower bud. It's called contorted aestivation. The type of arrangement of the petals in a bud is often important to distinguish various groups of plants from each other.

If you're not overly interested in botanic terminology - skip the paragraph above and just enjoy the picture!

One Year Ago: Blip #999: Autumn is approaching

Cheers/M&Z