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This photo was taken in the Rhododendron Garden of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

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The sticky style in the foreground is ready to capture pollen from the several anthers. The biology is explained below.

Flowers not only look pretty but, in fact, are important in making seeds. Flowers have some basic parts. The female part is the pistil. The pistil usually is located in the center of the flower and is made up of three parts: the stigma, style, and ovary. The stigma is the sticky knob at the top of the pistil. It is attached to the long, tubelike structure called the style. The style leads to the ovary that contains the female egg cells called ovules.

The male parts are called stamens and usually surround the pistil. The stamen is made up of two parts: the anther and filament. The anther produces pollen (male reproductive cells). The filament holds the anther up.

During the process of fertilization, pollen lands on the stigma, a tube grows down the style and enters the ovary. Male reproductive cells travel down the tube and join with the ovule, fertilizing it. The fertilized ovule becomes the seed, and the ovary becomes the fruit. (Univ Illinois Extension)

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Boothbay, Maine. The garden is 248 acres (1 km2) with a mile of waterfront on Barters Island Road. After 16 years of planning, building and planting, in 2007 the Gardens opened to the public. In addition to the gardens themselves, it features a visitor's center, which includes a seasonal cafe and gift shop.

Gardens include the Giles Rhododendron Garden, which includes a multi-level waterfall; the 2-acre (8,100 m2) Bibby and Harold Alfond Children's Garden, inspired by Maine children's literature; the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses; Rose & Perennial Garden; Burpee Kitchen Garden; Slater Forest Pond; Cleaver Event Lawn & Garden; Haney Hillside Garden; and Vayo Meditation Garden. The waterfront Fairy House Village, re-imagined in 2013, encourages children to use their imagination to build homes for the wee folk of the forest without disturbing the environment.