January 12, 2025

Patiently waiting for spring. Buds of Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) covered with icy snow.

Flowering Dogwood flowers are actually not what you think. What are thought to be petals are not petals at all, but are bracts. The flowers are yellow, very small, clustered at the center, surrounded by the bracts.

In late summer into autumn, buds are formed for the following spring’s flowers. That’s what you’re seeing in this photo, buds that were formed perhaps five months ago.

Patiently waiting for spring.

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