ブラシの木の花芽 floral bud of a scarlet bottlebrush

　これはブラシノキの花芽です。ブラシノキの特徴は、ボトル洗浄のブラシの形をした花をつけることですが、丸まった花糸が次第にまっすぐに伸びていく過程を見るのも楽しみです。

　This is a floral bud of a scarlet bottlebrush (Callistemon speciosus.) Scarlet bottlebrushes are characterized by having flowers in the shape of bottle washing brushes, but it is also a pleasure to watch the curled filaments gradually straighten out.