Floral fecundity

 

In full bloom

 

The wild tulip - Tulipa sylvestris - has a very faint fragrance:  sweet, slightly vanilla, slightly banana.

 

Pollinated

 

The stamen consists of the anther that has the pollen and the filament that supports the anther.  The pistil consists of the stigma, which catches the pollen, the style that holds up the stigma, and the ovary that produces the seeds.

 

Falling tulip tree

 

Tulip tree in autumn

Sunlight from the setting sun makes the already bright fall foliage of this Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree) even more colorful.

 

Wild tulip

 

After a rain

This wild tulip - Tulipa sylvestris - appeared several years ago in an untended part of the garden. How it got there, when, who - is all a mystery, but the  bloom of the woodland tulip is looked for each spring.

Yellow trio

Three yellows

Tulips can self-pollinate and can be cross-pollinated.  The dark patterns inside this trio of yellow tulips look like they should attract any pollinators that may come by.