Saturday 23 June 2012

Inside the Foxglove Flower

One of my foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) stems had blown down and broken off in the wind which prompted me to separate the top and bottom of the flower and look at it in detail, particularly the beautiful circular markings on the purple petals which attract insects to the flower. Can also see the stamens with the yellow anthers at the end and in the centre the green ovary and the style.

No comments: