Common name: Fringe Cups
Scientific name: Tellima grandiflora 飾緣花, 大穗杯花
Genus: Tellima 飾緣花屬, 穗杯花屬
Family: Saxifragaceae 虎耳草科, saxifrage family
Remarks:
Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). It is a native of western N. America. It was introduced to cultivation in 1826 and was recorded from the wild by 1908.
Date: 28th March (flower buds) & 13th April (flowering)
Flower buds (28th March), enlarged below.
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(The following photos were taken on 13th April.)
Flowering now.
Flowers open from below.
Different stages of flower buds.
Side views of the flowers. Enlarged below to show the details.
The yellowish green structures are petals.
Enlarged below to see the details of the flowers.
The yellowish green claw-like structures are the petals and will open afterwards.
A fully opened flower. There are five petals and five sepals, ten stamens and one style. Sepals are very small green strips that lie between adjacent petals.
Flowers from different angle of view. Enlarged below.
Another flower, enlarged below.
Ten stamens could be seen in this photo.
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