Super size sunflower #1 by goodoleboy

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jul 07, 2008

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Captured 7/5/08, around 7:15 AM, exactly .38 miles/.612 kilometers from my semidomesticated dwelling. This one is for my good friend Babuci, who also posted a similar sunflower the day before yesterday. This time I came prepared. Using my trusty tape measure, I found the flower spanned 13-inches/33.02cms horizontally from petal tip to petal tip. And the pistil measured across at a whopping 6.5-inches/16.51cms. The bloom was so huge that its vine was stressed out just holding it aloft. I like the pistil with its colors, lighting effects, detail and textures. Incidentally, this was the only flower on this particular plant. Check it out full size if you are so inclined. Thankx for the visit, and have a work week of unimaginable proportions.

Comments (25)

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tallpindo

2:35PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

Our wood chucks would love to make the acquaintance. Sometimes they just stand and sniff the blossums but a tall one like this they might cut down and drag off.

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cmolsen2002

2:36PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

This is simply stunning, Harry! ( I am not sure what you are calling the pistil though, as it doesn't look as if any of them have been pulled out from the centre, to be measured) You've got me confused now! lol DEF; The different parts of the carpels may be fused. In many plant species, the ovaries of the carpels may be fused to form a single ovary and the styles may be fused to form a single style, thus the plant has a single pistil consisting of several fused carpels. Other combinations of fused parts of the carpels are also possible e.g. only the styles may be fused.

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GiMi53

3:00PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

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goodoleboy

3:02PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

cmolsen2002: I just checked out the word carpel in my Webster's New World Dictionary, and found it is indeed and in effect a pistil, or a combination thereof. I don't have the technical acumen to describe it otherwise. Maybe someone among our other viewers can set it straight.

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GBCalls

3:20PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

Cool shots. Well done!

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hipps13

3:34PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

awesome capture love the yellow

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durleybeachbum

3:54PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

Big and Beautiful! Mine are only just coming into flower.

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kimariehere

4:17PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

beautiful sunflowers captured!!!

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mairekas

4:49PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

Very cool shots!

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ledwolorz

4:54PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

Beautiful Sunflowers and color.Super capture.

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jocko500

6:47PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

wow that big and looks super too.

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babuci

6:56PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

LOL...Harry you make me jelaous. How come your sunflower looking at you? Mine was head down like a shy little girl. Love to see this flower face to face. Wonderful deep strong orange color. Amazing double and huge!!

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mbz2662

7:57PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

Nice shot Harry. Glad you measured it :)

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CavalierLady

9:06PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

Gorgeous color and detail, Harry! Bravo!

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MrsRatbag

9:22PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

That is the most utterly amazing flower! Looks like it's getting ready to spin off its own galaxy.... Did you have to use a wide-angle lens to get the shot? Wonderful color and texture detail, excellent work!

vlaaitje

11:57PM | Mon, 07 July 2008

wow, this is a beauty and huge me thinks, wonderful details as well...sorry for the delay ..I am busy again with my new baby Django

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MOODYBLUE92954

12:14AM | Tue, 08 July 2008

BEAUTIFUL FULL SIZED IS EVEN BETTER

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auntietk

12:20AM | Tue, 08 July 2008

This is gorgeous! I can hardly believe the size of the thing. Beautiful! I think the technical name for the middle of the flower is "the middle." That's what I would call it. :) Whatever ... your photographs are spectacular, my dear friend. Excellent work!

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beachzz

2:25AM | Tue, 08 July 2008

Yes, the middle of the flower is gorgeous, whatever it's called!! And, FYI, sunflowers ALWAYS only have one bloom per plant, but this one, wow, it outdid itself!!

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Meisiekind

6:04AM | Tue, 08 July 2008

Oh my!!! This is probably the largest sunflower I have ever seen Harry. What lovely crisp and detailed shots of this beautiful monster!! Well done! :)

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RobyHermida

7:57PM | Tue, 08 July 2008

Gorgeous shot!

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lizzibell

11:49AM | Wed, 09 July 2008

Beautiful sunflower...

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tizjezzme

2:04PM | Wed, 09 July 2008

unimaginable proportions, like this sunflower ?? Wow, this thing looks huge but u say its only 6" across? Funny how much larger things can appear in pictures :)

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