Beaufortia (plant) tallest are up to in height. Most are andromonoecious, meaning they have both male and bisexual flowers on one plant. The flowers are in spikelike or headlike inflorescences. The flower has five triangular sepals and five white, yellow, red, pink, or purple petals, which are sometimes hairy. The petals usually fall off as the flower opens, or shortly after that. The stamens are red or deep pink, arranged in five bundles and extend well beyond the petals, giving the inflorescence its colour. Unlike other closely related genera such as "Melaleuca", the anthers are attached to the filament at their base
Heliotrope (color) Heliotrope (color) Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower. The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882. The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of "heliotrope gray" as a colour name in English was in 1912. The source of this colour is: "ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colour Names" (1955)--Colour Sample of Heliotrope Gray (color sample #227) At right is displayed the colour old heliotrope. Another name for this colour is "old helio". The first recorded use of "old helio" as