Plantidote of the Day 2011-01-10


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Submitted by twig on Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:30am

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mystery flower

Mystery plant with flower

Back in November, this mystery Plantidote went unidentified. Today, we're trying again, this time with one of the plant's flowers.

This is a handsome vine/shrub with a woody stem, but no central trunk. It's a big, sprawling plant, easily more than six feet high and probably even wider. (Sorry to be so vague, but it belongs to a neighbor, so I don't really have access, except on the street side of the fence.) The dark green leaves are glossy and smooth.

The amazing flower is big, about six inches long, four inches across and currently in bloom. After a few days, the flower falls off and a fruit starts growing in its place. If you click on the link to the earlier post, you can see the fruit in tact, as well as sliced open. Any thoughts on what it could be? A gigantic hat tip awaits whoever figures this one out!

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