Strange flower

Posted on July 4, 2013 by doug

I saw this strange flower while out on a walk. Do you think it is terrestrial in origin?

Nancy Cryder on July 4, 2013 at 10:55 pm said:

Looks like a Dahlia, or even some kind if water flower.
Michael on July 5, 2013 at 4:56 am said:

Little Shop of Horrors!

I believe it is a Passion Flower, genus Passiflora. Some species are native to North America, and they are fairly common as ornamental vines where I live but the coloring of this one is different from the ones I normally see around home.
doug on July 5, 2013 at 8:05 am said:

Passion Flower seems to be the consensus among people who have replied. So I guess it’s not extra-terrestrial.

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