Brunsvigia radulosa buds

The long and narrow Brunsvigia radulosa buds bunch in picture above the bract tips like a choir inhaling before singing their first notes. The green, ridged pedicels are erect, ending in the slightly broadened ovaries below the furled perianths in preparation.

Deep pink only at the base, the faintly striped and folded perianth segments fade upwards to faint yellow on their outsides, pinched tips that curve variously. Wait till you see what is to be revealed inside the flowers! The outer ring of perianth buds will spread to become the lower ring of flowers, the ones that open first. In their midst some shorter, central buds will elongate only later. They have more time to prepare for their turn to become fully floral.

The pair of broad bracts around the buds gradually lose status among the most viewed inflorescence components, until they dry to insignificance at the scape tip, the long-stalked flowers towering over them (Duncan, et al, 2016; Pooley, 1998; iNaturalist).