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Nina Gorenstein
West Lafayette, IN, USA
05/05/2021
04:46 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon Coolpix P900

Post-processing Details:

Slightly cropped

Image Details:

The common lilac has already finished blooming, but now the late (Japanese) lilac is blooming. As with ordinary lilacs, flowers usually have four petals, but flowers with five or even six petals are often found in iflorescences. In this photo, there are several five-petalled flowers and one six-petal.