Saturday, June 23, 2018

Today I learned... Hydrangea

Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,
Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花
One of my students taught me that there is a secret to these huge Hydrangea flowers 

Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,
Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,

The actual "flowers" are actually hidden within the huge leaves

Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,
Haneda International Airport

my student said that in order to see them, you have to push aside the "leaves" and you will find the tiny flowers within

Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,

Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,
the flowers are these small budding ones... not the extravagant "petals" we see

Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,
these pictures are addicting to share

Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,
look how beautiful they are :D

another kind of beauty from within :)

Hydrangea, flower, 紫陽花、アジサイ、あじさい、花,

nonetheless, whatever it may be... these plants, flowers, leaves are just beautiful :)

@Haneda Tokyo Airport, International Terminal, departures

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