Dove Tree Flower / Davidia involucrata / Handkerchief Tree Flower stock photo
{"Image ImageDescription": "Davidia involucrata, also called dove tree, handkerchief tree and ghost tree, is a flowering tree with showy bracts (petals) surrounding the flowers. Native to southwestern China, it has been introduced widely elsewhere, including in Japan. It is especially impressive when it blooms. Each flower head is accompanied by a pair of large, pure white flower bracts at the base performing the functions of petals. On breezy day, the bracts flutter in the wind like white doves or pinched handkerchiefs, hence the name for the tree."}