Passion Flower 2008 by EugeniaAnn

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on May 11, 2008

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Description

"Passion" does not refer to love, but to the Passion of Christ on the cross. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries discovered this flower and adopted its unique physical structures as symbols of Crucifixion. For example: the radial filaments which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower represent the Crown of Thorns. The ten petals and sepals represent the ten faithful apostles. The top 3 stigmata represent the 3 nails and the lower 5 anthers represent the 5 wounds. The flower has been given names related to this symbolism throughout Europe since that time.

Comments (21)

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tennesseecowgirl

4:14PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

very beautiful~

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doarte

4:17PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

Wonderful symbolic information .... a beautiful study. +5 from doarte

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DCLEW2

4:18PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

Awesome photo. terrific information.

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chrissy16

4:25PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

Excellent work!!!!!

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dbyrd

4:51PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

Excellent. I have never seen one before.Thanks for the history.

thevolunteer

5:05PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

I have never seen this flower captured in such a wonderful way before. Fabulous macro. Well done. Aloha

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StandsInAwe

5:22PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. And great shot of this very unique flower.

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GBCalls

5:30PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

Well presented explanation with your awesome photo.

lil_t

5:58PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

wow...amazing capture! very stunning flower!

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CATMANDO

6:22PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

Great shot.....everything is crystal clear and a great explanation of this wonderful flower.

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keeneye

7:51PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

Interesting facts! Spectacular image!!!!!!

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dfsmetsfan

9:00PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

Beautiful photo Annie!!

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LENK911

10:06PM | Sun, 11 May 2008

THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE FLOWER. I NEVER SAW A PHOTO SO CLOSE BEFORE. THANKS I AM GOING TO USE IT AS WALLPAPER. I LOVE THE STORY THAT GOES WITH THE FLOWER. I USED TO HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN SOMEWHERE BUT I THINK IT COULD BE FOUND ON THE WEB.

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tetsu-pino

12:09AM | Mon, 12 May 2008

Very beautiful!!

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kimariehere

1:44AM | Mon, 12 May 2008

such a beautiful passion flower i am always so amazed at these beautys!!!

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durleybeachbum

5:15AM | Mon, 12 May 2008

Lovely!

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hazelfaye

6:26AM | Mon, 12 May 2008

Stunning Photo Annie

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EugeniaAnn

10:59AM | Mon, 12 May 2008

Thank you all, and yes I did find the story on the web..

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Laksmi

8:43AM | Sat, 17 May 2008

Wonderful shot!!!! I love this flower and some times, I tell my daughter that she is my Passion Flower lol I didn't know about the story. Very beautiful!

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