Photo by kelldogg ! : summerpics

Comments: 10

kelldogg ! Sep 3, 2008, 1:51pm EDT

Does anyone know what kind of flower this is??? I have no idea, but saw them the other day and they are absolutely stunning! I want more of them in my life!

☼ Lisa ☼ G. Sep 23, 2008, 5:25pm EDT

I am not sure what they are but I have the same thing in my yard

Fran S. Sep 24, 2008, 10:24am EDT

I don't have a clue, but it certainly is beautiful!!

Carol P. Sep 24, 2008, 2:24pm EDT

Hi Kelldogg, I just saw your photo. This is one of my favorite flowers. It's called a Passion flower...sometimes known as the crucifixion flower, becasue of the cross-like shape on top of the bloom. They are awesome.

Carol P. Sep 24, 2008, 2:25pm EDT

Here is a little tidbit of info about the flower....

"Legend has it that in 1620 a Jesuit Priest came across the plant we now know as passion flower. Enthralled with its beauty, that night he had a vision likening its floral parts to the elements of the Crucifixion or Passion of Christ. The five petals and five sepals became the ten apostles (omitting Peter and Judas). The three pistils became the nails of the cross; the purple corona (or filaments) was the crown of thorns, and the stemmed ovary was the Lord's goblet."