Pigface

I really must find out how this beautiful flower got the name pigface.

It grows wild all along the waterfront in pure sand and I am amazed just how hardy it is.

Today's main album photo
http://365project.org/onewing/365/2014-12-12

[Hazel]

You make me long for summer and lots of flowers!!!

[Poppo Livy]

Yes. Why are they called pig face. Nice shot Babs

[sally agnew]

Lovely bright capture Babs, they are such hardy plants, I have them growing under large shady trees and they survive the frosts :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful why are they called -pig face ?-- does the centre represent a pig's snout ?

[Eve Pulsater]

Gosh. I have never heard them called that before. This looks like Mesembryanthemum or Livingstone's Daisy

[Eve Pulsater]

and a quick search on the Internet found this bit of info from http://www.apstas.com/iceplants.html

"The derogatory sounding common name for Carpobrotus plants derives from the perceived shape of the fruits, which to European eyes resembled a pig's face."

[Molly]

That seems an unkind word for these beautiful flowers! Lovely and bright on what is a cold wet day here.

[Peter]

Great image Babs, lovely composition, bright colours and lighting;)

[Ashley]

I love these! I remember them covering some of the dunes in San Francisco when I was a kid.

[Derek Vickers]

Just a beautiful image Babs. So inspiring.

[Gena Pegg]

It's a lovely bloom and the lighting in this is great. Must be very colorful along the waterfront.

[April]

Beautiful color and well framed.

[Tammy]

Wonderful color!

[Babs]

@creampuff Thanks for that, I have often wondered why it was called pigface.

[Babs]

@quietpurplehaze Thanks Hazel. We have had lots of storms this summer so far. Hot and humid.

[Babs]

@terryliv @beryl @dolphin Thanks, Eve came up with the answer to the pigface name. @creampuff
http://www.apstas.com/iceplants.html

"The derogatory sounding common name for Carpobrotus plants derives from the perceived shape of the fruits, which to European eyes resembled a pig's face."

[Babs]

@eyesmile Thanks Gena, yes it is very colourful along the waterfront, there are wildflowers blooming all year round, so colourful.

[Babs]

@pcoulson Thanks Peter, I just love these flowers, I must take a trowel down to the waterfront and dig some of them up and plant them in our garden, they are such hardy plants.

[Babs]

@shesnapped Thanks Ashley, they are beautiful aren't they. They grow all along in the dunes along the waterfront.

[Babs]

@derekvickers @april16 @tabarlett Thanks so much.

[Kathie]

Such an unfortunate name. Must have a complex. LOL

[Jane Morley]

Ours NEVER flowers!