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June 19, 2013

What Sexy Is

When you think about it, a flower's sole purpose is procreation, or to use another word, sex. But some flowers are sexier than others.

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Posted by Les at 10:18 PM
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Location: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA

17 comments:

  1. AnnieJune 19, 2013 11:38 PM

    Holy Mackerel! Awesome!

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  2. Phillip OliverJune 20, 2013 9:58 AM

    Wow, this is really beautiful!

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  3. AnonymousJune 20, 2013 10:20 AM

    Lovely. I just visited the water lilies at Longwood, one of my favorite parts of that garden.

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  4. outlawgardenerJune 20, 2013 11:50 AM

    That's one sexy lotus! Gorgeous!

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  5. danger gardenJune 20, 2013 12:07 PM

    Oh my...sexy indeed.

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  6. VikkiJune 20, 2013 4:46 PM

    Wow...that is one sexy Lotus blossom.

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  7. bfishJune 20, 2013 7:40 PM

    Beautiful pictures (as usual) and I agree that nothing is more spectacular than lotus flowers in all of their stages.

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  8. Meg FrenchJune 21, 2013 3:22 AM

    WOW!! Superb! I had no idea this is looked like this up close. Amazing!

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  9. JasonJune 21, 2013 2:14 PM

    Lovely photographs. It is funny that flowers are sexy to people, even though we are not pollinators.

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  10. GeorgiaJune 21, 2013 8:29 PM

    Love this series!

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  11. JenniferJune 22, 2013 8:07 AM

    These are lotus flowers not waterlilies aren't they? I don't know much about Lotus flowers, but I find the structure at the centre of the flower intriguing. The stamens seem to embrace the central portion of the flower. Definitely sexy!

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  12. SybilJune 23, 2013 8:33 AM

    Naughty, naughty flowers ! lol

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  13. chavlinessJune 23, 2013 12:34 PM

    It's a sexy dance with a water lilly.
    Dare I say you make love with your camera?

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  14. UnknownJune 23, 2013 2:52 PM

    Thanks for sharing your beautiful close-ups!

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  15. LesJune 23, 2013 9:07 PM

    Thank you everyone for taking to the time to leave such nice comments. These were blooming in the Japanese Garden pond at work this past week, and I hope they will keep going a bit longer. They are Nelumbo nucifera 'Hindu', and not only are they visually beautiful, they have a nice mild anise fragrance as well.

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  16. GeneJune 25, 2013 9:00 AM

    Spectacular...I can't quit looking at them.

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  17. Janet, The Queen of SeafordJuly 17, 2013 9:05 AM

    Sexy indeed. Love lotus flowers. I had some seeds from someone, wonder where I put them?

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