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Älkää kysy mikä tämä on, en todellakaan tiedä. Kyllähän minä sitä kysyin ostotilanteessa mutta se poistui aivoistani saman tien. Tää on niin hauska kukka mun mielestäni. Se tuntuu sormissa ihan sametilta ja kuten lähikuvassa näette siinä on karvoitusta joka tekee sen pehmeäksi. Minusta se muistuttaa myös korvasientä takenteeltaan tai merenalaiset korallit tulee kans mieleen, siis ihan käsittämätön. Jos joku sattuu tietämään mikä on nimi tälle ihkulle ole hyvä ja jaa tietosi tollon kanssa:)

Don't ask me what this is , I really don't know. I did ask the name when I bought it but I forgot it right away. I find this so funny and interesting. It looks like one mushroom Gyromitra esculenta and as you can see in close up it is kind of hairy so it feels like velvet. This is so inscrutable that I really want to show you all how creative nature can be. If someone knows the name or any information please do let me know so I can share it:)

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Macro Monday

EDIT: I knew I get information about this flower soon I post this and so it happened, thank you darlings, this is why I love to do this:)
So name of the flower is Celosia cristata



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  1. LesleyApril 18, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    This is so interesting- and very beautiful too!

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  2. jo©oApril 18, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Cockscomb.
    Celosia.
    How I loathe them.
    Even though you did your best to make them look good. Sorry.
    Now you'll never speak to me again :-)

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  3. ElisabethApril 18, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Very interesting photo. It looks like a colored brain!!

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  4. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    Nature is amazing, this is wonderful. It's quite other-worldly. (And like Elizabeth I was also thinking that it kind of reminded me of the contours of a brain)! :D

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  5. NancyApril 18, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    I love cockscomb! My mother always used to grow it in her flower garden when I was young. A rainbow of colors are available and I think they are such an awesome plant. Great photos, Henrietta! :)

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  6. UnknownApril 18, 2011 at 2:38 PM

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  7. UnknownApril 18, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Hey thanks for this and jo@co I won't I hate you:) I don't like every flower on earth so it also your privilege not like some flowers. This is to me so interesting flower cause never seen before, they don't grow here.
    (Maybe less spelling mistakes in this time)

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  8. NinaApril 18, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Onpa todella mielenkiitnoisen näköinen!
    Hei se mun tapetti, joo, olen ostanut sen Lontoosta. Toi iskias on kyllä ikävä, toivottavasti muuttaa muualle pian! Mä en tosin raaski istua ilman tyynyjä kato kun mä pelkään virtsistä enemmän kun mörköjä;) Mulla nuorena plikkana tuli just keväällä ja se on niin ikävä riesa:(

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  9. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    That is one neat looking flower!

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  10. Lisa GordonApril 18, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Henrietta, this is WAY cool!!! I have never seen a flower like this, and what a great macro you got of it!

    Thank you so much for sharing this today at The Creative Exchange.

    Have a wonderful day!!

    lisa.

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  11. aliciaApril 18, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    Wow. What a unique one. Ok, so now I know you buy some flowers from the market, but what is your process for shooting indoors. Have you ever done a tutorial?

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  12. Journey PhotographicApril 18, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    This is an incredible flower - and excellently photographed as well :)

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  13. mercèApril 18, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    texture and the beautiful colors of this flower.
    an amazing macro!
    we will see.

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  14. UnknownApril 18, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    celosia cristata, kukonharja, tuppkam...
    arvasin heti että tää olis se kukka minkä olit ostanut! ja niin oliki!
    todella kaunis kuva siitä!
    kram
    susanne

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  15. Ashley SiskApril 18, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    That looks so cool!

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  16. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    Henrietta, that's a great shot of the red velvety convolutions of this amazing plant. Apparently, it is not only ornamental, but edible as well!

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  17. PatApril 18, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Sorry, I did not mean to comment anonymously!

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  18. BirgittaApril 18, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    aivot ? ;-)
    Todella hauskan näköinen kukkanen, tuota tekisi mieli koskea.

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  19. VictoriaApril 18, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    I see someone already identified this for you as Cockscomb (Celosia species)... you have photographed it beautifully! Found you through Macro Monday... mine is here.

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  20. VictoriaApril 18, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Hmmm... link didn't show up in previous... mine is the 80th entry on Macro Monday and you will find it at http://photoaddictshowcase.blogspot.com if you care to have a look. :-)

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  21. AnikaApril 18, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    I believe it's also in the same family as Love Lies Bleeding (one of my favorites). This one also comes in bright yellow and purple I think too. They look like brains to me, HA!

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  22. Elise Ann WormuthApril 18, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    Beautiful flower -- even if it looks a little like brains ;)

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  23. Gail DixonApril 18, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    What a gorgeous and unusual flower! Love how you presented it here. :)

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  24. SusanApril 18, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Very pretty. I really like these flowers as well. I actually have a velvet pillow with this same texture to it!

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  25. pioniApril 18, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Vau, tosi erikoinen!

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  26. AnikaApril 18, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Hey henrietta, just got your email but cant reply since there isn't any email available soooo, I am going to reply here.

    Do you want me to send you a pack of the seeds? I'd be happy to! Just send me your address.

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  27. KalaApril 18, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Gorgeous colors and details.

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  28. Virpi P.April 18, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Veikeä kukka, mutta kaunis kuva. Sinä se osaat.

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  29. Evelyn S.April 18, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    A 'brain flower'....I just guessed and Googled that term. Here's the info:

    http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=36861

    Fabulous image and photo, Henrietta!

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  30. Leena KApril 18, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Kuvasta palautuu mieleeni puisto, jossa vierailin Thaimaassa asuessani vuosia sitten. Siellä näitä oli isoina kasvustoina ja erisävyisinä. Häkellyttävä näky.

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  31. KatarinaApril 18, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    What an interesting flower!

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  32. hootnonnyApril 19, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    Amazing detail Henrietta! I agree it looks like a red brain!

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  33. minorApril 19, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    Very beautiful and funny flower! I saw your pphoto in the creative exchange. Your name is as same as the heroine of the novel written by Honore de Balzac named 2 A lily in the Valley.

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  34. LindaApril 19, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Very, very BEAUTIFUL!!

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  35. *itKuPiLLi*April 19, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    Tosi hauska, mullekin tuli ensi silmäyksellä aivot mieleen. Tosi jänniä hetuloita siinä. Kuvat on kyllä tosi hienot molemmat, jälleen kerran. ;))

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  36. Sophia CallmerApril 19, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    So strange and although beautiful this flower. happy easter to you/Sophia

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  37. RoanApril 19, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    My Mother-in-law always planted cockscombs in her garden each spring. I like them. The flower is like velvet. Nice macro shot!

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  38. genieApril 20, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    What a beautiful and unusual flower. I have never seen one before. Your capture is superb....greta macros.

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