What flower is this?? I Love it!

[maveric]

I see this growing all over the wall by the liquor store and I find it fascinating as well as beautiful.
Is it native to SoCal?

[Shine]

1. Passionflower

we have them growing on a vine in our back yard. They're beautiful!

:hi:

[Shakespeare]

2. Passionflower.

Common over most of the U.S.

[RushIsRot]

3. Some sort of passionflower.

[RushIsRot]

5. Here's one I photographed a few days ago. It is rather rare.

This type is ordinarily purple, but I found a mutant all white version.

[Shine]

6. Cool!!! A passionflower with a perm!!

:D

:hi: I've never seen one like that before. It looks awesome.

[Seashell Eyes]

10. Wow. that's cool.

It looks like a jellyfish or some sort of sea anemone.

[Zoigal]

4. Definitely some variety of passionflower...

Aren't they lovely?

[Tom_Foolery]

7. Wow! Is that a stamen in your petal...

or are you just happy to see me?

[Radio_Lady]

8. LOL. Well, those flowers have a wonderful way of attracting...

us and the bees, I guess.

And here's the icky part:

The bracts of Passiflora foetida are covered by hairs which exude a sticky fluid. Many insects get stuck to this. Studies have suggested that this may be an adaptation similar to that seen in carnivorous plants. (Radhamani, et al)

Loved your post! Thanks for the laugh!

[Radio_Lady]

9. Here's a link for many more photos:

Scroll down for so many gorgeous shots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_flower

[cwydro]

11. that is a passion flower

and is a food plant for butterflies.