Neoteny is tricky
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Some plants I have a very difficult time figuring out what they are when they’re still…unfurling.
Fortunately, my super-botanically aware neighbor came by and identified these as (hybrid) delphiniums…. The specimen is in another neighbors’ gorgeous flower garden….
I do have to mention that delphiniums are in the family Ranunculaceae, which is one of those fine words that r-o-l-l-s off the tongue with sonar elegance.