#Cornus nuttallii, the Pacific dogwood. The inflorescence consists of 4-6 large white bracts, the showiest part, and the globular cluster of tiny pale yellow flowers in the center. If spiders or bees trigger you, avoid the second pair of photos.
#photography #bloomscrolling #botany

So here's the expensive, disease-resistant, red-bracted dogwood (Cornus kousa 'Scarlet Fire') I planted this spring. The nursery guy said the leaf chlorosis is due to lack of micronutrients so we'll see whether it snaps back after a few drenches of those. Fingers crossed. #dogwood #cornus #bracts #disease #rutgers #trees #fertilizer #leaves

Spring flowers, #BC
#Prunus #Cornus #Cerastium #Collinsia

My neighbor's dogwood after some rain. The red structures are bracts, leaves modified to function as petals for the drab inflorescence within. #dogwood #flowers #trees #petals #bracts #botany #rain #water #cornus #pollination

#SnailSunday
#Cornus #macro #photography

Western Bunchberry (Cornus unalaschkensis).
#plant #flower #cornus #botany

Cornus florida
#cornus #florida #dogwood

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#GardenAdventCalendar
#Gardening
#Bloomscrolling
Quiet corner where sunflowers, tithonia and dahlia thrive. Mostly #RaisedBedGardening
Pix from July 2023. Early bc #Cornus still in bloom in upper right, but no #CardinalFlower yet (lower right)