Horticulture

Talking About SHAPE

We use the words on the opposite page to describe the shape of an individual flower. It helps to first know that refers to the expanded portion of an organ or structure, especially the upper spreading portion of a corolla whose lower part consists of a tube of fused petals. The is the inner whorl of a flower consisting of separate or fused petals, and the is the outer whorl of a flower consisting of separate or fused sepals (modified leaves).

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