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Patty Matherly Dolllive's avatar

Wow! This is fascinating-- and your photos are gorgeous!

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Sandy S's avatar

WOW! What's in a name? ...as they say. Have to admit the the thought of a bearded tongue has always caused me to 'move along'. But now that you have shown us why this unique flower has such a name, well I am quite charmed by it! I am a fan of the few penstemons that I have become aware of and in fact have one pretty pink one growing inside that is always threatening to take over it's corner of my living room! But back to your large-flowered Beardtongue, with all that structure provided by the stamens one wonders if it was set on evolving into a plant that could consume bees and such? Do plants think? Well, I don't know, but it seems to me that this plant has somehow developed a rather unique plan! :-)

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