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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Beauty of the Blue Passion Flower Revealed

I rested in the garden of the Shirvanshahs' Palace Complex. I noticed the beauty of this flower as it opened to display each layer of its inner parts consisting of sepals, petals, stamens and coronal filaments, all different colors! Such beauty staring me in the face. And, with a closed bud nearby.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Camera: DMC-FZ70
Copyright: © Marilyn Adelman