wow

First time this plant flowered for me, i was very surprised to see this amazing bloom.
Orbea Variegata | Starfish Plant

[Renee Salamon]

Wow indeed, it’s spectacular, a woven flower

[Annie D]

I was excited the first time I saw our one bloom - I had no idea the flowers would be like this - it has flowered regularly and prolifically the last few years

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Brigette]

😮

[kali]

@annied found out its called Orbea Variegata | Starfish Plant

[julia]

Interesting flower.. is this one that has the unpleasant smell?

[kali]

@julzmaioro it looks like those doesnt it, I had a sniff but did not detect any scent, either pleasant or malodorous!

[julia]

@kali66 my Sister had one cleaned the house spotless looking for the smell then discovered it was the plant..
Thank goodness this one doesn't..

[Maggiemae]

I has jaguar designs on it - absolutely amazing!

[Annie D]

@kali66 yes and aren't they fabulous :)

[Annie D]

@julzmaioro we have Stapelia Leendertziae - Black Bells and it has an odour
also have a huge one - Amorphophallus konjac and it is really stinky hahaha

[Kathryn M]

Gosh, never seen anything like that...great capture.

[Brian]

Wow! A first for me. Great capture.

[Kitty Hawke]

How very lovely....never seen one before.

[Julie Duncan]

I recognize this from when I was a little girl - our neighbor had one. I was always fascinated by it. Great shot!

[Pam]

Wow!

[Kathy]

A unique flower. Glad it bloomed when you could see it. A lot of texture and pattern in it.

[MONTSERRAT]

Waouh je n'ai connais pas du tout cette plante, très intéressant 👍

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful!

[Beverley]

Extraordinary plant, very special

[kali]

@julzmaioro @annied my friend in Christchurch has the voodooo lily (Amorphophallus konjac) in her garden that pongs ! thankfully i have only seen her photos!

[Yao RL]

This is amazing, it looks like weaved together.

[haskar]

Beautiful flower.

[Madeleine Pennock]

It almost looks like it has been knitted!

[KWind]

Pretty flower.

[Walks @ 7]

Such a gift, this is such an amazing flower

[Helen Jane]

that just doesn't look real. It looks like someone has made it out of cloth. In fact I thought it was your handiwork! What an incredible flower.

[Ellen E]

that is quite an impressive bloom! I like how you composed this shot.

[kali]

@ellene @helenhall @joysabin @kwind @marshwader @haskar @yaorenliu thankyou for your comments