2018-05-23
The handkerchief tree, Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriana, is blooming now. The flowers are really inflorescences surrounded by two large white bracts (handkerchiefs). The round dark inflorescence composed of numerous small inconspicuous male flowers and one female flower.
The handkerchief tree. Photo: Mia Olvång
Close-up - numerous small inconspicuous male flowers and one female flower.
Photo: AnnSofie Börjesson
Photo: AnnSofie Börjesson