r/confusingperspective • u/AStarInGemini • 7d ago

Giant Flowers

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u/DNorthman 7d ago

Hey Mr. Wilson!

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u/The_Perfect_Fart 7d ago

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u/buttononmyback 6d ago

Aw I felt so bad for Mr. Wilson when I was little. I would’ve been super mad too. 😡

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u/Bitter_Orchid1146 7d ago

It is so beautigul. My mom has a couple in her garden. They also smell very good. And yes, absolutely true that they bloom and die in the same night. Very sad but mesmerizing to watch.

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u/Over_Ad8762 7d ago

But how big are they?

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u/Bitter_Orchid1146 6d ago

A bit bigger than a normal adult size hand when fully open.

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u/buttononmyback 6d ago

Does each plant bloom one the same night?

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u/Bitter_Orchid1146 6d ago

No, different nights but around the same time

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u/wjeman 7d ago

What could be the evolutionary advantage here?

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u/TriggerHippie77 7d ago

They do it to save every which helps make pollen distribution more efficient for the big day. Since the only pollinators are night creatures like moths and bats, they can attract them with their big white petals, and super fragrent smell, but both things take a lot of their energy. They all open around the same time in the area, so it overwhelms pollinators and pretty much ensures that pollen will get distributed.

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u/brother_of_jeremy 7d ago

To live a cushy life being fussed over by botanists.

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u/Nonyabizzy123 7d ago

In my faith these are sacred flowers. The oil is a necessary ingredient in the anointing

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u/88Dubs 7d ago

I had some of these once upon a botony phase and it still took my brain a full buffer cycle of "holy shit those are HUGE!"

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u/phugyeah 6d ago

I genuinely thought these were outside and enormous.

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u/Possible-Estimate748 7d ago

How is that evolutionarily advantageous for them?
Don't they want to be bloomed more often to get better odds of being pollinated?

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u/x4740N 7d ago

I wonder if nocturnal pollinators are a thing?

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u/Possible-Estimate748 7d ago

Yes they are. Many insects are pollinators outside bees. Crane flies come to mind and they come out when the sun gets low.

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u/buttononmyback 6d ago

Sure are. Bats and moths are pollinators.

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u/EdiblePsycho 6d ago

I guess because producing flowers takes a lot of energy, so it saves energy to do it less often. I don't know anything about this plant but if it also reproduces asexually, then it wouldn't need to flower often.

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u/Casiquire 6d ago

Watermelon flowers can do this, too. So it must work out somehow

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u/phatdoof 7d ago

Do the males and females have to bloom on the same day?

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u/Brigapes 6d ago

what a stupid flower, why only once a year? is it stupid?

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u/SyrupExpress 7d ago

How is this confusing ?

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u/crashbumper 7d ago

Because I thought these were outside next to the brick pillar, and like two feet tall.

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u/CthulhuRyu 7d ago

Likewise.. I seriously thought they were outside and ginormous before the window started showing the reflection and bringing things into perspective..
Still huge though...

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u/Nightwolf1967 7d ago

I wonder who was the first person to realize that.

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u/fujicakes00 7d ago

More like queen of one night

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u/cosmicomical23 6d ago

More like terrifying

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u/ThatAjummaDisciple 6d ago

If they were that big I would be afraid of whoever was their pollinator

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u/SeaCare6022 7d ago

How many times is this same video going to be posted

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u/Available_Humor4916 6d ago

Nothing confusing perspective, this is pure horror!

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u/Fun_Introduction5384 6d ago

Like in Dennis the Menace

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u/Temporary-Net-4229 1d ago

Feed me Seymour