Tulip Tree Blooms

In my local park, there are two lovely Tulip Trees. I love to see their golden foliage in the autumn, but at this time of the year, they are dressed in large and beautiful tulip-shaped blooms.

I'm always torn about whether to make a collage or put up one single photo. I know we lose a lot of detail in a collage, but this seemed the best choice today as I wanted to show these blooms from different angles. 

The sky is moody today, but I did manage to capture these when the sun broke through and gave us patches of blue!

Liriodendron tulipifera  is a genus of two species of characteristically large deciduous trees in the magnolia family. These trees are widely known by the common name tulip tree for their large flowers resembling tulips.