Angling Upward. Leucojum vernum, Spring Snowflake, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Yes, if you look down on them these pretty spring flowers give the suggestion of white hexagons something like Snowflakes. You can't really see the green or yellow tips of the petals. And indeed they're somtimes called Snowbells. But if you look more carefully and turn the flowers upward you'll see the color-tipped petals and the orange stamens and green pistil. To get this photo, Sammy had to bend his lens low and then angle upward.
Angling Upward. Leucojum vernum, Spring Snowflake, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Yes, if you look down on them these pretty spring flowers give the suggestion of white hexagons something like Snowflakes. You can't really see the green or yellow tips of the petals. And indeed they're somtimes called Snowbells. But if you look more carefully and turn the flowers upward you'll see the color-tipped petals and the orange stamens and green pistil. To get this photo, Sammy had to bend his lens low and then angle upward.