STAPELIA GIGANTEA–one of a few flowers that smells like rotting meat and so attracts mainly flies. The purpose, however, is not for the flower to feed on the flies, but rather for the flies to pollinate the flowers.
(I loved the similarity of the starfish photo I used in my last post and the shape of the Carrion Flower, so had to put them together in this post.)
See Cee’s amazing lotus flower and bud HERE.
For Cee’s Flower Prompt
See Cee’s unusual flower photo Here.
I think the mystery is solved concerning how one plant could have such a variety of blooms on it. See clues below.
(Click on first photo to enlarge all.)
After a few days, it became clear that there were actually three different colors of kalanchoe planted in each pot! Tres por uno. So much for the variety of buds and blooms on one plant.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day prompt.
This is #2 in a series of shots taken of one kalanchoe plant–all on the same day. It seemed to have at least 4 phases of budding to full flower all occurring at the same time. Go HERE to see the first shot of the portion of the plant in full bloom. Hard to believe these are all stages of the exact same flower.
You might have guessed from the title that this is the first of a series taken of this remarkably varied plant. This and all of the upcoming photos were taken at the same time of the same plant. Keep tuned to this blog for upcoming kalanchoe adventures.
January 1, 2018 dawned sunny and warm. This hibiscus opened to a new year. Happy New Year to all.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day prompt.
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