i don’t know what to say about this photo except that i love the bell shape of these blueberry blossoms, and that I find myself thinking about all of the white blossoms that end up producing colored fruit: white blueberry blossoms, white raspberry blossoms, white blackberry blossoms, white thimbleberry blossoms, white cherry blossoms, white apple blossoms, white pear blossoms, white plum blossoms, white olive blossoms, white grape blossoms. Surely there is a reason for this. I await your wisdom.
blueberry blossoms
from my yard, saint paul, minnesota
i think that in the ultra violet spectrum they are not so simple and white after all. Attracting pollinators is all that counts
I think the blossoms are saving all of their energy to burst forth into gorgeous color in their middle age so as to be attractive to us. Would you rather bite into a big red juicy apple or a white one? Just my poetic answer, not scientific at all
“White” is in the eye of the beholder. Agree with Margie – it has everything to do with who you want to attract. The flowers need to be pollinated, not eaten. Being too colorful within our visible light spectrum might send the wrong message (“EAT ME”). And in the UV spectrum, I bet the bees see a very different flower.
I have a soft spot for the bell shaped flowers and leathery leaves of the Ericacaea family. Not many of them taste as good as vaccinium, though.