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Foxglove


Foxglove
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3209 W: 225 N: 6904] (27379)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-03
Categories: Nature, Artwork
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-06-06 1:57
Viewed: 315
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 44
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Foxglove
Digitalis

I love these flowers. They always look so pretty with their colourful flowers. And so regal too as they stand so tall, swaying in the wind. The bees love them too.

The common foxglove Digitalis pupurea, grows 4 to 6 feet tall and has rosy purple or white flowers. It is the only British native and is the biggest and best.

It has soft, felt-like leaves and a strong stem that can carry hundreds of tubular flowers. The buds are white; the flowers a rich, rosy purple with lovely speckles and clusters of short hairs in the throat.

Flowers in shades of white, yellow, pink, rose, red, lavender and purple grow on spikes that vary in height depending on the variety.

The Latin name digitalis comes from the Latin word digitalis which means finger. This is because the blossoms fit the human finger almost perfectly.

But the flowers and leaves are highly toxic, and this plant should not be grown in areas frequented by children.

Foxglove is grown commercially as a source of the heart drugs digoxin and digitoxin.

I have never seen such a large foxglove as this one before. It was quite massive, and considering it's size, I was surprised to see it standing up so straight and strongly.
mikolaj_cava, mesquens1, jusninasirun, Janone, Refugee, Silke, dareco, glint, Bramcote_Mike, wolves00, Mitra has marked this note useful
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To thegraduate: One stem.Janice 1 06-06 13:55
To Silke: Thank youJanice 2 06-06 13:46
To Janone: Thank you for the WSJanice 1 06-06 13:32
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LOvely composition Janice.
Dennis

Great comp
nice bright colours

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3350 W: 689 N: 1923] (16151)
  • [2008-06-06 2:21]

mmm, lovely close-up !


thanks,
v

Beautifull image Janice,
lovely colours and very interesting format!
Great details!

Have a nice weekend!

Hello Janice! Fantastic flowers. Wonderful light and colors. Good capture. Great effect. Good luck!

Fantastic work. Very nice lighting and a beautiful colour. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

This looks familiar, nice colour and detail, I posted a few similar ages ago.

Hoi Janice
This is wunderfull. Beautiful colours, sharp and a very original idee.
Well done.
Aloys

Hi Janice, my gardens full of them, those and Delphiniums are my favorite.

Lovely and sharp with lots of detail.

More than one stem?

Thanks
Gil

Hi Janice,
Marvelous repetion. Great compo.
Cheers
Raimundo

Hi...
Beautiful texture...
Beautiful colors...
Have a nice weekend...
Andro

Hello Janice. I've never seen this flower before and thanks for sharing this. Excellent perspective in wonderful colors and texture. Well exposed and very well done. Best regards. Jusni

AA WOWWW, Fantastic looking 'vingerhoedskruid' (very Poison), but dont no what is poison on it, you know, Janice ?
We got the same in our garden, higher as mentioned anywere (over 7 feet, 180 cm) but not as wide as yours, only 4 on the row. Have you noticed, that no flower has the same 'dotts'?
Our one had over 120 blooms, before the lower ones starts falling off. Have some pictures of it, like to upload one on your ws, ok?
Kia ora en groetjes van Jan

Excellent detail throughout Janice. Good colour and light, nice crop and suitably framed. Another I don't see many of here, TFS,
David

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3368 W: 284 N: 6439] (23904)
  • [2008-06-06 13:17]
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Superb tight composition! Your foxgloves seem to have far more blossoms per stem than ours do though!
Great colours and details
TFs
silke

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1160 W: 15 N: 597] (10416)
  • [2008-06-07 0:31]

This is a very strange looking flower, but very beautiful!! The colors and detail are excellent. TFS and have a great weekend.

Hi Janice,
Tjeeeeee.. this is a pinky close up! :-) Great idea to show such a fine macro of this nice vivid colored flower!
Very cheerful and brilliant posting!
Hans

interesting graphic composition of this dangerous flower
regards
jo

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  • glint Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 575 W: 2 N: 384] (2573)
  • [2008-06-14 14:43]

hello Janice,
I love these flowers and I love this one. It is just perfect. The close crop is fandabbydozy ( that's an expression made famous here by a Scottish comedian)/I love the detail of the stippling in each bell. Top clas.
regards
Bev

Hi Janice
A superb plant with so many tubular flowers. Well captured with such vivid colour. TFS.
Mike

Janice,

This is a fantastic macro shot. Beautiful colours, sharp and a very original POV.

I might plant one in my garden this weekend!!

Well done.

Richard.

Hi Janice,
Great flower indeed !
Beautiful macro with superb colors and very clear.
greetings,
Joop!

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1454 W: 75 N: 819] (7250)
  • [2008-06-27 6:17]

This is wonderful. Beautiful colours, sharpness and details besides Dangerous. It's so strange beautiful at the same time dangerous for kids!
Well done & thanks for useful info.
Mitra

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