The real flower of the bougainvillea is usually outshone by its brilliantly colored leaves. Here the flower gets its due–center stage–while the flashy leaves retreat into the darkness.
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/04/20/flower-of-the-day-april-21-2016-bearded-iris/
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Ive rarely seen the flower – I guess those leaves had me fooled.
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They are always there in the middle. Now that you know they are there, you’ll see them.
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They are quite surreal.
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Wonderful macros taken in the night 😀
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I would never have picked these as bougainvillea. Beautiful
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Strikingly beautiful Judy.
Connie
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