My Wife added a couple of new types of plant to the gardens this year. I was surprised to see this one bloom already. I found the flower just before a thunderstorm. As soon as I got the flash setup it started raining. I snapped off two shot before I had to run inside. When I returned a couple days later, the flower was gone. They looked neat in the books, but in real life I was amazed at the flower. Almost orchid like, it is very different then what I am used to. It was about 1 inch in diameter.