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Maureen Souza
27th of June 2005 (Mon), 20:14
I don't know the name of this giant flower (Paul A...can you help me?) ...it was about the size of a cantalope and very waxy looking. It was growing in the botanical gardens on the Hilo side of Hawaii.
LazyPhotographer
28th of June 2005 (Tue), 23:50
Interesting... whatever it is. ;-)
Rob612
29th of June 2005 (Wed), 01:24
It looks.... hungry :)

Sure its not some sort of carnivore ??
Maureen Souza
29th of June 2005 (Wed), 01:34
It looks.... hungry :)

Sure its not some sort of carnivore ??

:lol: :lol: :lol: I actually have another photo of it looking 'tamer'...I'll post it when I get home from work in the morning.
DavidEB
29th of June 2005 (Wed), 08:32
It's a bromeliad of some sort. There's a huge & confusing variety of these, and I'm no expert, but it might be guzmania conifera, but there's not enough in your image to be sure. Bromeliads are fascinating plants. Pretty much only found in tropics. fcbs.org is a good source for bromeliad information. Be warned, bromeliad fanatics are at least as crazy as canon fanatics, maybe more so. There are people who devote their lives to bromeliads without getting paid for it.
Maureen Souza
29th of June 2005 (Wed), 09:30
Thanks David EB. Here is another one taken in a little more open sunlight.