October 22, 2009

Tiny

I can't believe I've never seen a papaya blossom before. Maybe it's because most fruit-bearing papaya trees I've seen are taller than I am. But this little 5-foot (1.5 meter) tree just outside my office window started blooming this week. It's almost hard to imagine that that tiny little flower can turn into such a big (and delicious) fruit.

papaya blossom

24 comments:

  1. marleyOctober 22, 2009 at 5:57 AM

    Today I have seen something new! I can see there are more to come. Very pretty :)

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  2. Don and KriseOctober 22, 2009 at 6:23 AM

    Ive never seen the plant, let alone the flower. You'll have to keep us posted on it's progress.

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  3. Lisa WilsonOctober 22, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    That's so pretty!

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  4. LowellOctober 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM

    I not only have never seen a papaya blossom, I've never eaten papaya!

    Cute!

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  5. JamesOctober 22, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Just another wonderful example of God's handywork.

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  6. hadvOctober 22, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    Let's see if it bears fruits.

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  7. LachezarOctober 22, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    What a beautiful image of the tiny delicate flower! I must admit that I haven't seen one before too!

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  8. MirelaOctober 22, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    I've never seen the papaya plant before. That's a really weird place (bottom of the stem) for flowers... :-O

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  9. OlivierOctober 22, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    toute petite et toute mignonne, belle macro

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  10. nobuOctober 22, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    A little white flower in green.
    Beautiful!!

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  11. AndreeaOctober 22, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    Never seen a papaya plant before, in my mind papaya comes from the supermarket :) Can't believe how tiny the flower is.

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  12. NefertitiOctober 22, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    il va falloir patientee ;O)

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  13. Cezar and LéiaOctober 22, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    Great capture, it's wonderful dear Hilda!
    hummm I love papaya! :)
    Léia

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  14. GeorgeOctober 22, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    This is my first papaya blossom as well. Amazing!

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  15. AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 9:50 PM

    The insect that fertilizes this plant must be quite small to see this tiny blossom. Thanks for posting this informative photo!

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  16. KaoriOctober 22, 2009 at 10:05 PM

    What a cute little flower! I've never seen a papaya flower, thanks for showing us :)

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  17. TashOctober 22, 2009 at 10:44 PM

    a very rare sight indeed. You've done splendidly capturing the mini-flower against the huge tree & leaves (not so easy to do).

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  18. LoisOctober 22, 2009 at 11:13 PM

    It's so delicate! My parents had a papaya tree in their yard, but I never noticed the blossoms.

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  19. HalcyonOctober 23, 2009 at 12:56 AM

    I have never seen a papaya blossom either. I agree, it is quite small!

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  20. RichardOctober 23, 2009 at 2:39 AM

    What a beautiful leaf!

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  21. VPOctober 23, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    Funny image: so a big leaf with such a tiny flower!

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  22. MurciaDailyPhotoOctober 23, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    I love how you has captured this picture

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  23. CopenhagenOctober 24, 2009 at 11:27 PM

    I haven't seen a papaya tree for ages...I also miss the taste of it :(

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  24. MJOctober 30, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    An itty-bitty flower on a stalk - and a huge beautiful leaf surrounding it. Fascinating. Thanks for sharing this.

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