Facts about bracts
WITHOUT going too closely into the botanical definition, a bract may be described as a modified leaf growing at the base of a flower or flower stalk. This meagre description, however, hardly gives the impression that bracts can be just as decorative as a flower, or even more so, and yet some of our most popular plants rely on them and not on flowers for their beauty. In fact, the bracts are sometimes mistaken for flowers.
