Snakes head Fritillary
By Meanie
- 26 Feb, 2011
- 10 likes
I put a pot of offsets in the shed for the winter and shoved them up against the wall with some polycarbon to shelter them a little more.
And her they are, in bloom!
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How lovely Meanie , mine are just showing through the grass i'm sure they will be ages before they flower .....
26 Feb, 2011
I suppose that I did kind of cheat by putting them undercover, but I only did it because they were the offsets.
No sign of the parents yet though.
26 Feb, 2011
Οh, lovely lovely lovely....I've sown seeds for these....Wonder when I'm going to see the flowers???
26 Feb, 2011
When did you sow the seeds Alex?
They're a bulb, so it may be a while....
26 Feb, 2011
Wonderful....
I sowed them 11-2
Just reading info....it says plant out in spring, so hopefully I will see flowers from March to May. (I hope)
26 Feb, 2011
fantastic looking plant
26 Feb, 2011
Good luck with them Alex.
Thank you Yorkshire!
26 Feb, 2011
Thanks Meanie, I think I will need it. ;o)
26 Feb, 2011
Meanie:
Incredible shot! Love the flowers too.
28 Feb, 2011
Thank you Delonix!
It was taken outdoors in daylight, but I used flash (as if there is no immediate background it's a good way to get the black background).
28 Feb, 2011
Meanie:
I use the flash on my camera...I never get the black background. How do you achieve that?
28 Feb, 2011
I use quite a small f-stop (depth of focus).
28 Feb, 2011
Meanie:
Thanks! I'll have to try it.
28 Feb, 2011
Set the camera white balance to daylight (sunny, shade or cloudy - whichever is appropriate) and manually activate the flash. This is how I do it with my DSLR.
28 Feb, 2011
Meanie:
Thanks for the instructions! I do have those settings.
1 Mar, 2011
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Fritillaria Meleagris (Snake's Head Fritillary Bulbs)
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26 Feb, 2011