Depending on the light, even a hosta flower can appear to sparkle.

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tj

Oh, yah, I forgot ab hosta flowers.

Guinea ImpatiensâÂÂ

Some African violet flowers look like they have glitter inside the petals. Maranta flowers, definitely.

Edited because I remembered I had a pic of a Maranta flower to add.

This post was edited by purpleinopp on Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 9:22

Tuberous begonias! Took numerous pics of them when visiting a botanical garden in our state.

Good one, Sam. I knew I'd seen more, but pre-coffee, thoughts don't come to mind as readily. I have tons of diff Begonias. Do any Begonia flowers NOT sparkle?

A NOID rhizomatous:

iris do ... but no pic ...

is it a coincidence i mentioned this in a reply the other day???

regardless.. i hope more peeps enjoy this phenom ..... its one of the delights of looking very very closely.. at your flowers ... its surprising.. how many peeps dont ....

ken

Some hemerocallis/daylilies have flowers that are "diamond dusted".

Here is a link that might be useful: Diamond dust

And some of the Hoyas

Fof

It is relatively huge, individual cells, with their walls individually reflecting the light, like little mirrors.

bogturtle,
What flower are you referring to?

theof,
Yah, forgot ab hoyas. use to have some.

I believe bogturtle is referring to the cells of these flowers in general. Many species have flowers with enlarged cells that reflect and refract light creating the effect being discussed here. The cells on the surface of a petal look like nodules under a scanning electron microscope.

Hey, that's cool! This page has some relevant pics.

What a wonderful site, purple!

I can’t find an image but some Nerine is quite sparkly.