Sunday, June 5, 2011

Extraordinary Flower Photo

I wish I knew the name of this lovely flower that is trying to open. Breathtakingly beautiful, isn't it? I had a very nice day and hope you did too. See you tomorrow. xo

16 comments:

jean said...

I believe this is a trumpet flower. We've got them here on the island, too. Very beautiful. They come in different colors.

jean said...

By the way, the trumpet flower in your photo is opened as much as it will get. They don't open very much. :)

Bonnie said...

I am not committing but it may be an angel lily. I am going to look it up.

Rosamargarita said...

The name of the flower is FLORIPONDIO
http://www.google.com/search?q=floripondio&hl=es&biw=1152&bih=745&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=iSLsTcHADcyztwe7qrW3AQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CBgQ_AUoAQ
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Wall Flower Studio said...

Lovely photo. A Brugmansia, I think. Hope you had a nice day too!

Unknown said...

Rosemary, Lovely flower. Lovely photo. I googled " moonflower" on a hunch, and it looks like one of these. What do you think?

Laura Jannika said...

It looks like a beautiful dress....thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

That inspired me to break out my colored pencils and drawing paper...

ann chamberlain said...

The flower is a Brugmansia. Absolutely gorgeous flower. Beautiful picture.

Anonymous said...

datura

Anonymous said...

It's a fantastic picture. The flower is called "Datura". By the way, love your blog! sent by a dutch lady living in France!

Jana said...

Hi there ~ It's a Brugmansia, and also known as Datura! They are also cream coloured or light yellow.

The Queen Vee said...

My goodness, this flower really caught the eyes of your many readers I read all their comments and am left wondering, "what is this flower?" One thing I do know, it has been photographed beautifully as that is one fabulous photo.

Linda said...

definitely a "Brugmansia"..
I grow the smaller version...the Datura...
Absolutely beautiful flowers...but the seed pods are very poisonous..

Cheers!
Linda :o)

Poisoner24 said...

This is known as Brugmansia or the Angels Trumpet. It's in the Datura family, but isn't Datura. It's not Moonflower, either.I have 5 of them. The flowers will grow quite large when you feed them and they're water hogs. They're night blooming flowers and are pollinated by moths. The smell is heavenly, however all parts of the plant are poison. It's in the Nightshade family, Solanaceae. It's my favorite plant!

Poisoner24 said...

This is a Brugmansia or Angels Trumpet. It's not a Datura, but is in the same family. It's a Nightshade. Brugs are night blooming and smell heavenly. Moths pollinate them. The flowers grow quite large with feeding and frequent watering. All parts of the plant are poison. I have 5.