Moon Flower
FINALIST ~ FEBRUARY 2013 ~ FLOWERS
On the web I found out more about this flower. It usually blooms at night and flowers are closed during the day unless it is overcast. It was windy & cloudy when I photographed it.
Datura Inoxia or D.wrightii or D. meteloides.
It is also named Hindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Devil's Trumpet and Thorn Apple.
It comes in pure white or with the purple edge. The whole plant is poisonous.
Uploaded on February 27, 2013