Before and After

or reading from left to right, After and Before.

The anthers of this Colchicum cupanii are dark in colour before they dehisce (open) but after they mature they reveal the golden pollen.

Six anthers = Colchicum. Crocus only have three.

wiki says : Dehiscence (botany), the spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents