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| habit--Texas bluebells is a biennial (what does this mean, exactly?) or short-lived perennial that likes open areas with moist (but not waterlogged) soils | flowers (impressive, huh?) |
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| flower closeup--this flower has just opened. Notice that the large anthers are shedding their pollen, but the stigma is green an unreceptive... | ...The stigma will open, however, after the pollen has been completely shed (why would there be a temporal difference in pollen release and stigma receptivity?). Notice that there are two large, yellow lobes to the stigma--everything about this flower is big! |
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| flower buds--do you see how the developing petals are curled up in a spiral? Also, notice the 5 sepals. | leaves--what kind of leaf arrangement is present here? The leaves of Eustoma are slightly succulent. |
