Passion

This is a Passionflower seen in the Butterfly House at the Calgary Zoo. I had seen lots of photos of Passionflowers by other people, but I had always pictured this flower being more like a Water Lily and huge. So, when I photographed this much smaller flower growing on a vine, I didn't realize it was the same thing. Such a strange looking flower! Really quite magical. This particular kind is called Lavender Lady.