Schefflera seed cluster blown to the ground by Irma
Click on this image to see the yellow "stitching" that surrounds the forming seeds. Amazing! Such design.
Schefflera trees grow rapidly here in South Florida... from house-plant size to giant trees with huge umbrella-like leaves, in only a few years.
Once mature, they produce huge seed sprays which are usually 20 or 30 feet in the air. Today we had a violent wind and rain storm and one of the seed sprays broke off and fell to the ground. So I got a very close look at these brilliant red seeds... and their surrounding bright yellow dotted lines!
These seeds are favorites of the flocks of wild green parrots that scream through our neighborhood. Then suddenly and silently land in a tree. Hundreds disappear in an instant... camouflaged so they can safely feast on these glorious red seeds.
See my set, Luscious Leaves, Fruits and Seeds.
Schefflera actinophylla
www.susanfordcollins.comSchefflera
Biscayne Park FL
Schefflera seed cluster blown to the ground by Irma
Click on this image to see the yellow "stitching" that surrounds the forming seeds. Amazing! Such design.
Schefflera trees grow rapidly here in South Florida... from house-plant size to giant trees with huge umbrella-like leaves, in only a few years.
Once mature, they produce huge seed sprays which are usually 20 or 30 feet in the air. Today we had a violent wind and rain storm and one of the seed sprays broke off and fell to the ground. So I got a very close look at these brilliant red seeds... and their surrounding bright yellow dotted lines!
These seeds are favorites of the flocks of wild green parrots that scream through our neighborhood. Then suddenly and silently land in a tree. Hundreds disappear in an instant... camouflaged so they can safely feast on these glorious red seeds.
See my set, Luscious Leaves, Fruits and Seeds.
Schefflera actinophylla
www.susanfordcollins.comSchefflera
Biscayne Park FL