Flower (?)
Jul 29, 2022 19:25:30 #
I see this flower bloom only once a year on my morning walk…but I have no idea what it is…it’s some kind of cactus…usually I see only one bloom…today there were lots! This was the best of the them.
iPhone 12 Pro Max, lightly enhanced in Snapseed.
iPhone 12 Pro Max, lightly enhanced in Snapseed.
Jul 29, 2022 19:29:37 #
Jul 29, 2022 19:36:22 #
Nice shot of a beautiful flower. 
I don’t know why but it seems like cactus flowers are always gorgeous!
I don’t know why but it seems like cactus flowers are always gorgeous!
Jul 29, 2022 22:37:47 #
Jul 29, 2022 22:46:32 #
I don’t know what it is, either, but it’s beautiful flower. Nice job. Thanks for sharing.
Jul 30, 2022 06:33:55 #
That is a beautiful flower! There is a free app for your IPhone called "Seek by iNaturalist". My wife uses it when we are out and about. Anyway, if you use the app and take a photo of the plant, flower, etc, it will tell you what you are looking at or at least, get you in the neighborhood of the plant, flower species. etc.
Jul 30, 2022 09:10:46 #
Jul 30, 2022 09:53:00 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Download the Google app. In the Search bar there’s a camera icon. Press that and focus on the subject. If it’s common in your area it can give you a definite ID. Or it might show a few options to choose from with detail descriptions of the plants and where they grow to help narrow it down. It works on way more things than just plants. I focused it on one of our artificial arrangements in the house to see if it knew what the flowers were and it came back with "Artificial arrangement, $19.95". 😊😊
Jul 30, 2022 13:33:19 #
Jul 31, 2022 13:05:18 #
Horseart wrote:
Beautiful! Looks almost like a water lily opening. Nice work too.
Thank you! I've discovered that it's a cactus in the dragonfruit family; the flower is night blooming.
Jul 31, 2022 13:05:52 #
BassmanBruce wrote:
Nice shot of a beautiful flower.
I don’t know why but it seems like cactus flowers are always gorgeous!
I don’t know why but it seems like cactus flowers are always gorgeous!
Thanks, Bruce! It is indeed a cactus - part of the dragonfruit family.
Jul 31, 2022 13:06:16 #
Jul 31, 2022 13:07:56 #
Wingpilot wrote:
I don’t know what it is, either, but it’s beautiful flower. Nice job. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! It's part of the dragonfruit family. Had to climb around some of the neighbor's trash cans to get this shot; what we won't do for a photo! It'll be interesting to watch whether the fruit actually grow from these.
Jul 31, 2022 13:09:18 #
Fstop12 wrote:
That is a beautiful flower! There is a free app for your IPhone called "Seek by iNaturalist". My wife uses it when we are out and about. Anyway, if you use the app and take a photo of the plant, flower, etc, it will tell you what you are looking at or at least, get you in the neighborhood of the plant, flower species. etc.
Yep! I used several apps, and came up with this being a night-blooming cactus in the dragonfruit family. I'll continue to watch and see if the fruit actually develops from this. Will be interesting.
Jul 31, 2022 13:09:34 #
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