Sepals of each flower
are called ' falls ' and have a fuzzy central portion called a ' beard ' .
The male flowers have 4 sepals and 4 stamen s, whilst the females
have 4 sepals
and a 3- style d ovary.
The white spur and
pointed sepals
leave no question about the identification.
Notice the sepals
( modified flower leaves ) which curve up around the purple unopened buds.
A side view of the flower above reveals the ring of
green sepals
beneath the bloom.
There is an outer ring of modified leaves
called sepals.
The tube is white striped green with
white sepals
tipped green.
The three lance shaped
outer sepals
are a soft green.
The tube is pale pink complimented with
pink sepals
tipped green.
Five veined
yellow sepals
some 20 - 25 mm across the flower, pollinated by bees close-up.
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