Pelargonium papilionaceum sunny living

Domination of the Pelargonium papilionaceum flower by its upper petal pair is undisputed, taken further by protruding stamens and some styles. Hairy purple-brown sepals on old flowers are nearly closed around the developing fruit like the beaks of water birds. Clusters of young green buds are waiting their turn.

The filaments are white and cohering, their elliptic to oblong anthers yellow-brown. The styles are tipped with tiny, branched stigmas.

The fine-textured leaf on the side confirms that much attention to detail happens in the land of the living.