Plants in bud...

Here's a short post about something I quite enjoy about flowering plants- the buds. Its difficult not to appreciate the spikes of colorful, individualistic buds- each one hinting at the future appearance of the flowers that are developing within. The ones in the photo are from a Wilsonara Tigersette, which has been in spike for quite a while now. As it seems from the appearance of the buds, the flowers are purple spotted and quite nice. When it blooms, I will post some pictures of it and talk a little bit about its care.