Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'

Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'

Description

Title:
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
Caption / Description:

Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination' is a deciduous plant that features large spires of blue-mauve flowers from July to August. The green serrated leaves are arranged in whorls of 3-7 around the stem, with the plant growing up to 1.8m tall. Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination' is self-supporting (i.e. it does not need to be staked / supported), and well suited to the back of a border. It will grow best situated in fertile, moist soil, with full or partial sun, and is a popular flower with bumble bees.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Lamiales
  • Plantaginaceae
  • Plantain family
  • Barnsdale Gardens
  • Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
  • Veronicastrum
  • Veronicastrum virginicum
  • Culver's root
  • Culverpsyic
  • Culver's physic
  • Bowman's root
  • Blackroot
  • Leptandra virginica
  • Veronica virginica

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_MG_3464.CR2
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2848px x 4272px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
Barnsdale Gardens
City:
Exton
Province/State:
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Location Created:
Sublocation:
Barnsdale Gardens
City:
Exton
Province/State:
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:
52.687315854014, -0.651425108225 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2010 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1200 s
Aperture:
f/5.6
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
100mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro USM
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing:

-0.3 exposure compensation in ACR