White Emperor

This photo was taken in gardens at Roozengaarde's, one of the bulb growers in the Skagit Valley whose premises I visited last week.

The day was mostly cloudy and the tulips were closed, but very late in the afternoon the sun came out and they opened briefly.

I think tulips are extraordinarily beautiful anyway, but the subtle and unusual colors of the flowers' bases, stamens and pistils are especially intriguing.

More pictures can be found at: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/04/skagit-vall...