Anita's Photoblog
Flower of the North American Pitcher Plant
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 12 April 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
I was stunned to find this flower blooming on the Pitcher plant (see yesterday's photo) at the Longwood Conservatory when I visited two weeks ago. I had no idea this unusual plant had such gorgeous flowers.
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If I have made a mistake in a flower identification, please let me know!
A few words about the EXIF data, beginning in April when I began using Nikon D300 and the Sigma 105mm macro: My new camera and macro lens record the relative or effective f stop, not the one seen on the lens. For an explanation of this, go to the next to the last question at this site.
Betty from New Jersey, United States
The colors are absolutely beautiful, Anita... very nice shot.
12 Apr 2008 10:30am
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
The colours belong to the plant. Well, well rendered. But the composition is your work and is wonderful.
12 Apr 2008 10:38am
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Anita, I'm happy to see that you caught this... and the flowers seem to be color coordinated. Do they have a fragrance?
12 Apr 2008 12:25pm
@Earnest: I didn't notice a fragrance, but, I was focusing on the visuals.
Scotfot from Kabul, Afghanistan
Definitely gorgeous, the darker lining on the edge of the leaves really makes it!
12 Apr 2008 1:30pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
I have never seen the flowers for this plant either - they are very colorful. Nicely taken photo - good composition.
12 Apr 2008 5:40pm
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Beautiful shot, Anita. Love the colors here especially the red.
12 Apr 2008 6:08pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
That's a very pretty flower. Very unusual looking. I love the variegation of the colors.
13 Apr 2008 1:30am
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Beautiful capture...never seen anything like that before. Thanks for sharing.
14 Apr 2008 9:59pm
Mark Graf from Sterling Heights, United States
Nicely done on these pitcher plants Anita! I love the pair.
21 Apr 2008 11:09pm
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
1/13 second
F/11.0
ISO 100
150 mm (35mm equiv.)