Out of 10 blooms on this hibiscus plant, 9 had small imperfections like this one. It can sometimes be difficult to find a totally flawless flower. The closer the shot, the more the imperfections show.

Few things in life are perfect. IMHO, that doesn't make many of them any less beautiful.

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