Cornus Florida (Flowering Dogwood) 花水木(ハナミズキ)の花

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

They're Cornus florida or more commonly known as flowering dogwood. They're beautiful but what you may think are petals are actually bracts. The flowers are in the center, i.e., the green part surrounded by these red, white or pale green bracts. 

Cornus florida with pale green bracts 花水木

Flowering dogwood with cream white bracts 花水木

Flowering dogwood with red bracts 赤いハナミズキ




The bracts (not petals) are translucent 総苞は透き通っている 



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花水木(ハナミズキ)です。ご存じの通り、花は真ん中の緑の部分で花びらに見えるのは総苞です。

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