Upoffmebum

By Upoffmebum

Last passionfruit flower

Only one flower still hanging on out of the three passionfruit plants in the garden.
Quite impressive that it's lasted this far into autumn, I think, but there's little doubt it's not going to be able to survive for much longer. The flower seems to be taking longer and longer to open up in the morning sun; and to be opening up less fully each day. Again, no expert here, but fairly sure that these are not promising symptoms to have.
Meantime, even though it's only opening up to about half its summertime maximum at the moment, it's still putting on a very impressive - even extravagant - display.
The bright yellow centrepiece continues to dominate the inside of the flower, surrounded by an elaborate forest of fine purple-inked 'tendrils' that seem to get curlier and more tangled with each passing day.
There are still a few other bits and bobs remaining (see today's Extra photo), but they're receding further and further into the shadows inside the flower's base, and so are increasingly staying out of the lens's field of  view.
Decided I would follow the progress of this single remaining flower during its gradual demise over the next few days. Have a sneaking suspicion that its swansong displays will be equally impressive, if considerably less well-ordered and accessible.

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