I blossom on the sand when the sun gets hot, opening my giant colorful petals to give you shade, but I fold shut when vacationers go home at dusk. What am I?
A beach umbrella
A beach umbrella is opened up on the sand like a flower to shade people from intense sun, then closed up at night.
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