Toad Lily Macro
Well, I promised a macro of the Toad Lily and here it is. I love the strange middle bits, and their juicy looking protrusions. I am assuming the anthers are the little spaceships suspended on stems, and the pistils are the long curved ones which fork at the end.
Several people have asked if those are water drops on the Lily. No, those are not waterdrops. Those are little protrusions the Lily makes on its petals. I don't know what the purpose of the protrusions is. But, they are definitely not waterdrops.
Below I have included a shot of the other plant's flowers, which are more purple and white, instead of red and white. It is done a bit painterly, just for fun.
Toad Lily Macro
Well, I promised a macro of the Toad Lily and here it is. I love the strange middle bits, and their juicy looking protrusions. I am assuming the anthers are the little spaceships suspended on stems, and the pistils are the long curved ones which fork at the end.
Several people have asked if those are water drops on the Lily. No, those are not waterdrops. Those are little protrusions the Lily makes on its petals. I don't know what the purpose of the protrusions is. But, they are definitely not waterdrops.
Below I have included a shot of the other plant's flowers, which are more purple and white, instead of red and white. It is done a bit painterly, just for fun.