I'm not quite sure what this fascinating flower is, although I think it is some type of euphorbia. Can anyone help me out? It grows on quite a sturdy vine which causes the branch that it is growing on to bow down under the weight. Very strange.
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Thanks a million to Jane for identifying this mysterious flower for me! It is indeed honeysuckle! (lonicera cilliosa) Orange Honeysuckle to be exact. This is what I found out:
The orange honeysuckle vine, which can reach a height of 23 feet, has a greyish colored bark and leaves that are a bright green with an elliptical shape. On the stem, the leaves grow opposite each other. At the end of the stalk, a leaf will form a bowl for the base of the flower cluster. Each cluster can have anywhere from a single flower to as many as 30 and when the flowers are done, red berries appear. The flowers are small and trumpet shaped. They face upward and have bright orange petals with a black center.