Highly colored portions of the flower, inside the sepals, that protect the inner reproductive structures. Often attract insects with their color or may contain osmophores which are scent structures both of which facilitate pollination. A division or lobe of the corolla or inner perianth of a flower. Related Images:
Archives
Pendulous
More or less hanging or declined. Related Images:
Organelle
A structure within a cell, such as a chloroplast, or mitochondria that performs a specific function. Related Images:
Mutation
A genetic change within an organism or its parts that changes its characteristics. Also called a bud sport or sport. Related Images:
Lateral bud
An undeveloped shoot or flower that is found at the node. Also called the axillary bud. Related Images:
Joint
A node; the place on a stem where a bud, leaf, or branch forms. Related Images:
Flower bud
A type of bud that produces one or more flowers. Related Images:
Flower Color
Colors of Plumeria Flower range from white to dark maroon. The most common is white with a yellow center. Caution there are no blue plumeria. Related Images:
Blooming
Plumeria bloom better and more as they mature and of course as the grow more tips. An average bloomer will bloom on more than 50% of the tips each year. Related Images:
Flower Size
The average of a Plumeria flowers is 3″, with sizes ranging from 2″ to 6″, a few may even be smaller or larger. Related Images: