Gourd with Native Bee

I found some gourds growing wild along the river last year and brought them home for the kids to play with. One ended up forgotten against the fence until the latest rain. Now I have a flowering gourd winding its way along the back fence.

[Lou Ann]

This is just beautiful, love the closeup, and that bee drowning in the center!

[Rachel]

I like seeing the bee for scale, as it shows this flower is huge!