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Questions and Answers: 2013

Question: What type of flower is this? It has 5 petals, but 2 different shapes it seems.

  • Question

    What type of flower is this? It has 5 petals, but 2 different shapes it seems.

    Answer

    You have photographed a cultivated orchid, the different shapes represent flowers at different stages (i.e., expanding from bud and fully expanded flowers).