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The lovely white/pink/yellow "flowers" are actually not the flowers. Those are bracts and the flower is actually the small center. You can see it in the photo below - the greeny/yellow center.:
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Dogwood bangle follow up
For those of you who don't live in the US and aren't familiar with the Dogwood tree (- genus Cornus -) here are some photos. Thanks for asking Peebee.
The lovely white/pink/yellow "flowers" are actually not the flowers. Those are bracts and the flower is actually the small center. You can see it in the photo below - the greeny/yellow center.:
So now you know! Thanks for asking :=D
The lovely white/pink/yellow "flowers" are actually not the flowers. Those are bracts and the flower is actually the small center. You can see it in the photo below - the greeny/yellow center.:
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Thankx for your info. Now I know what it is. We call it "kornoelje", but we don't have such big trees. In our garden they are more like shrubs with yellow flowers. They bloom before the leaves are on. I think that the ones in the US are very beautifull. Hugzz...Peebee
Kornoelje makes sense as the genus is Cornus. And the small shrub like size is more typical and is mentioned in an interesting religious poem about the dogwood. It is believed to be the tree used for the cross for crucifixion. Here is the poem (anonymous):
When Christ was on earth, the dogwood grew
To a towering size with a lovely hue.
Its branches were strong and interwoven
And for Christ's cross its timbers were chosen
Being distressed at the use of the wood
Christ made a promise which still holds good:
"Not ever again shall the dogwood grow
To be large enough for a tree, and so
Slender and twisted it shall always be
With cross-shaped blossoms for all to see.
The petals shall have bloodstains marked brown
And in the blossom's center a thorny crown.
All who see it will think of Me,
Nailed to a cross from a dogwood tree.
Protected and cherished this tree shall be
A reflection to all of My agony."
Thankx for sharing, i'm very pleased with your information. Thankx again. Hugzz...Peebee
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