It's like those night photos of rare and endangered big cats in the wild. Here are the elusive Neohenricia flowers in their "almost open" state (the nearest I could get so far) at midnight. I guess the strong sweet fragrance is there to lead insects to the flowers in the dark. Too bad there's no fragrance-sensitive camera that would automatically go off when the flowers open. :)
Interesting, I think the stomatium does the same. Wonder about moths?
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid of moths and keep the window closed. :) Btw, do you happen to know if the plant is self-fertile?
DeleteYes, I think all or most mesembs (under correction) need a partner! LOL!
DeleteGreat atmospheric photo! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you! :) Casting light on the night life of the mesembs~
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