Came across the most detailed flower I’ve ever seen today growing on a simple roadside bush

by Global_Palpitation90

20 Comments

  1. Ok_Stage_1866

    That’s a passionflower.
    They’re really unique!

  2. I have a beloved passion flower that comes back bigger every year, even in New England

  3. shillyshally

    Passiflora aka passion vine. The passion part refers to christ’s passion, not porn passion. Growing up in the Deep South back in the 50s, knowing which part of the flower referred to which bits leading up to the crucifixion was mandatory even if you weren’t Southern Baptist ;). I forget it all now but if anyone is interested, it’s only a google away.

  4. LoveTravelsFasterr

    watch out for the big fat bees that get intoxicated & hide behind them & lazily sting you when you try to pick them!😁

  5. luckybarrel

    I knew which sub it was the moment I saw the pic, dint even read the title

  6. tabicaturner

    Passiflora incarnata! Native to the United States! Otherwise known as passion fruit! Very very beautiful, formidable, and amazing plant! I highly recommend taking some root pieces (keeping them covered in soil/mulch/moist sawdust) and planting them in your yard, or area nearby! They love to climb and trellis!

  7. nebulaenigmas

    Fun fact, the leaves make a delicious tea that is very calming đŸ„° wouldn’t collect roadside however

  8. MercifulWombat

    I know very few people use old.reddit on desktop anymore but it’s funny every time to see the passion flower in the sidebar on passion flower posts.

  9. electricwagon

    The first time I saw one of these was immediately after chiefing a blunt as a teenager. Blew my mind to say the least

  10. EnglebondHumperstonk

    First time I saw one of these bad-boys I couldn’t believe it was a real thing. It looks like some alien bloom from the planet of the flowers doesn’t it?

  11. ladyymadonnaa

    Passion flower! First time I ever saw one was in San Francisco; it stopped me in my tracks.

  12. cptn_sandwich

    straight up looks like a flower from the jungles of pandora

  13. nautical_93

    15 years ago my sister and I saw one of these growing where we used to dump the mop water in the backyard( Central GA, US). We always assumed that the fabuloso had something to do with it and that it was a gorgeous freak of nature. I’m so excited to show her that it truly had a name!

  14. Buttercupia

    What’s interesting about these is if you catch them right, you can literally watch the flowers open in a few minutes from buds. It’s freaky and weird and amazing.

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