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What a marvel!

Mirabilis jalapa - Marvel of Peru after sunset.

 

These two flowers are growing side by side on the same plant. This variation in colour of flowers within a plant gave rise to the genus name of this plant "Mirabilis" which means "amazing, wondrous, remarkable". It is also why it was given the common name of Marvel of Peru.

 

I hadn't noticed flowers with bright red anthers until I took this photo.

 

Natural light so quality not high. Pentax K5 0.8 f/20 ISO 6400 Pentax 100mm

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Uploaded on March 25, 2013
Taken on March 25, 2013