Smelling the roses...
There is beauty all around us in Oro Valley, especially this spring. We just need to take the time to look.
These are "bottlebrush tree" buds.
The long brushes we see in the end, start here, with these amazingly beautiful spiral buds.
Each bottlebrush starts with a cluster of 6-8 buds. Each bud is a spiral of brush filaments. The spirals open. The filaments extend. Together, they become one full-blown bottle bush brush. The size of a each bud is less than a pinky finger nail.
Take a look at the buds before the filaments extend. Artistically beautiful...
