On my visits to the Filoli estate in April and early May, the flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida L.) were in bloom. Like Poinsettia and Bougainvillea, the flowers are green and inconspicuous. The showy, petal-like bracts are modified leaves that surround the flowers in a structure called an involucre.
Cornus florida ‘Venus®’
SOURCE: Cornus florida ‘Venus®’ (Woodside, San Mateo County, California). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 May 2009.
Pink-flowered Cornus florida
SOURCE: Pink-flowered Cornus florida (Woodside, San Mateo County, California). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 17 April 2009.
Overhead Branches of Cornus florida
SOURCE: Overhead Branches of Cornus florida (Woodside, San Mateo County, California). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 17 April 2009.
Habit of Cornus florida
SOURCE: Habit of Cornus florida (Woodside, San Mateo County, California). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 17 April 2009.
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