Calendulas

 I am too tired to finish the post I wanted to publish tomorrow.

The little protuberances on the outside of the calendula flowers are called ray florets. They are the petals that surround the central disk of the flower. The disk florets are the small flowers in the center of the flower head. They are tubular and yellow or orange in color. The ray florets are sterile and do not produce seeds. They are used to attract pollinators such as bees and

 butterflies.

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I noticed these and thought them so strange. Do you have calendulas?