Mystery flower #15 by goodoleboy

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Mar 01, 2008

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Captured 2/25/08, around 7:30 AM, within walking distance of my cozy lair. Sorry, since I'm flora challenged, I don't know the name, classification, genus, or family of this beauty, displayed here in all its crepe paper glory. I'm confident several of the viewers out there can identify it right off the bat. BTW, if it's any help, there were three separate petal color varieties of this plant in the flower bed: orange, yellow and white. Please view full size. And, have a most memorable weekend.

Comments (22)

aljaysart

2:26PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Beautiful flower whatever it is.

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odie

2:34PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Looks to me like a California Poppy with it's brilliant but fragile, tissue-like petals and parsley-like leaves. Nice one, Harry.

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jeroni

2:40PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Fantastic, excellent captured

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Hendesse

2:45PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Wonderful colors, light and stunning details. Excellent shot!!

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ariaans

2:49PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

What a beautiful sunshiny colors and wonderful shot!! :)

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mbz2662

3:33PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

I say it's a poppy... There are a lot of them in bloom around town. Great, sunshiny (is that a word?) shot! Gorgeous color too.

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durleybeachbum

3:37PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

A happy Harry poppy ....or a poppy happy Harry... or a ...never mind

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goodoleboy

3:44PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

I checked my Webster's New World Dictionary, and, yes, there is such a word as sunshiny.

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LovelyPoetess

4:05PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Wonderfully vivid shot! Good thing we don't need to know the name of something to really enjoy it. Pretty flower works well enough for me. : )

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ledwolorz

5:06PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Beautiful colors.Light and fantastic shot.

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auntietk

5:17PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

There are approximately a bazillion varieties of poppies, but I would guess this to be an Iceland poppy. I love this - the light is gorgeous! A fantastic capture, my friend. Glorious!

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jocko500

6:18PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

lol at sunshiny word. that what it looks like. love the color

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beachzz

7:34PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Tara's right, that's just what it is!! And it's gorgeous!!

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babuci

10:09PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Wonderful fiery colors, thanks to Tara this beauty not misterious anymore, but still fantastic.

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amlondono

11:27PM | Sat, 01 March 2008

Glorious Poppy , great macro , Ana

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lizzibell

2:33AM | Sun, 02 March 2008

Beautiful flower...

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tallpindo

5:35AM | Sun, 02 March 2008

I've only seen poppies in the Mojave. Riding a bike with Earl Flanders handlebars at the time brings the poem to mind. "In Flander's Fields the poppies grow between the crosses row on row..."

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