~ ~ VIPER'S BUGLOSS ~ ~ [Floral Portrais Flower Pictures Up Close And Personal]
Uploaded: March 04, 2012 02:28:26
It is a biennial or monocarpic perennial plant growing to 30–80 cm (12–31 in) tall, with rough, hairy, lanceolate leaves. The flowers start pink and turn vivid blue and are 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) in a branched spike, with all the stamens protruding. Stamens remain red and stand out against the blue flowers. It flowers between May and September. It is found in dry, bare and waste places.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/640 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000
Dominick M. Dimacale
March 04, 2012
Echium is grown as an oilseed crop because of the fatty acid composition of the seed oil. Like borage and evening primrose oil, it contains significant amounts of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), but it also contains the rarer stearidonic acid (SdA). #1447253
Laura E. Swan
March 04, 2012
-Laura :D #10020884
Ann Coates
March 04, 2012
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