“Mexican viper”

It’s actually been difficult for me to get a good, sharp image of these flowers, but this one turned out okay.

Species page at PhytoImages, http://www.phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Maurandya_barclaiana&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

1 year ago (“Rain lily”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-04-04
2 years ago (“Floral stemware?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-04-04
3 years ago (“Day 100”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-04

[Frank Hymus]

It is a nice one. The bloom is so long from front to back that you will have to step back a bit like this to get it all. Looking at the Exif, it must have been rather dull light, f/4, 1/160 and ISO 200...

[Thom Mitchell]

@frankhymus Thank you, Frank. Yes, the light was quite diffused in the little corner of the greenhouse where this hanging basket hang out!

[Danette Thompson]

I like the softness of it.

[Rick Schies]

A beautiful color, and it is so neat to see the color comking out in all these great photos.