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| A close up on a cluster of bromeliad flower buds. Bromeliads are a family of tropical ornamentals. The most well known plant in this family is the pineapple. |
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| One year we tried growing beans in our garden. This plant soon took off and tried to conquer part of our front yard. We got hundreds of beans from it. I love the shape of bean or pea flowers. These white ones always made me think of the word "Purity". |
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| Cattleya orchids |
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| A closeup on a Zinnia bud. These beautiful flowers come in many different shades of pinks, magentas and oranges. |
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| Two Zinnias. |
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| The male flowers of a papaya tree. If you look close on the highest petal pointing to the left you can see a Gulf Fritillary butterfly's egg. The Gulf fritillary Butterfly does not eat any part of the papaya tree, instead its caterpillars eat passion fruit leaves. The butterfly that laid this egg got a little confused because the passion fruit vine grew around the papaya tree. |
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| Vervain (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) this flower grows along many of the mountain trails here in Hawaii. The flowers are edible and taste somewhat like mushrooms. Do not eat any plant unless positively identified. |
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