Eggplant Flower (Solanum melongena)
Aubergine in the UK. The flower has a striking colour with a beautiful velvety texture. There is an insect on it but I cannot zoom in on it clearly enough to make an identification. Eggplant flowers, unlike nearly ALL other vegetable flowers, are self-pollinating; that is, each flower has all that it needs to grow into a beautiful, purple fruit - if given the correct circumstances.