Flower open-ing, commonly referred to as anthesis or bloom, occurs when the calyptra detaches from the flower base and is shed, exposing the stamens and pistil. Anthesis nor-mally occurs 6 to 8 weeks after the commencement of shoot growth, depending upon climatic conditions.
US actress Betsy Palmer was 88 years old when she died on May 29, 2015. She was born Patricia Betsy Hrunek on November 1, 1926. 1 person found this useful.
Betsy Drake, an actress who was Cary Grant's third wife and survived the sinking of the ocean liner Andrea Doria, has died at 92. Pictured left, Drake circa 1947 and right, in the 1950s. Drake (pictured in 1956) died in London on October 27, her cousin Perry Howze confirmed on Thursday.