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calluna vulgaris


calluna vulgaris
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Copyright: Cosmin Manci (cosmln) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 201 W: 12 N: 482] (1888)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-05
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon 100-300mm USM EF F4.5-5.6, Hoya 58 mm UV
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/100 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-22 7:46
Viewed: 959
Points: 6
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Hi,

just a photo, i know probably a very often seen flower here but i like it very much.

shat taken close to a bog with tha name of Red Water, please sse for that another post: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Romania/photo66515.htm

some info (this time from internet: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/calvul/calvul1.html )

- Habitat
native to much of Europe
zone 5, warmer parts of 4

- Habit and Form
a low-growing evergreen groundcover
2' to 3' tall with an equivalent spread
branching is upright and thick mats are formed
old plants become irregular and untidy
generally dense and compact

- Summer Foliage
leaves are very small, mostly 0.05" to .1" long
evergreen
scale-like leaves
opposite arrangement
4-ranked, making shoots look squarish
medium green color

-Autumn Foliage
exposure in winter makes foliage develop a bronze, yellow, reddish or silvery cast depending on the cultivar

-Flowers
rosy to purplish pink for species
blooms in late summer and early autumn
individual flowers are only 0.25" long, but are clustered in several inch ling racemes

-Fruit
small dehiscent capsule
matures in October

-Culture
full sun
perfectly-drained, moist, acidic soil high in organic matter
avoid high fertility at all costs
transplant from containers
avoid dry, windswept sites
do not allow to dry out and do not overwater

-Landscape Use
foreground of a border
foundation plant
for its bloom in late summer
as a groundcover
for rock gardens

-Liabilities
a difficult plant to get to survive in most landscapes
perfect soil drainage and adequate soil moisture are required
guaranteed to die if given too much nitrogen

-ID Features
small, 4-ranked leaves forming a square-appearing shoot
separate from Erica sp. by the bloom time; late summer for Calluna, early spring for Erica

-Propagation
by seed
cultivars by cuttings

-Cultivars/Varieties
There are probable 1000 or more cultivars of Calluna vulgaris. Below are some brief descriptions of some cultivars to give an appreciation of the range of variation that exists.
'Alba' - Flowers white
'Alba Erecta' - Branching upright, flowers white
'Alportii' - Flowers crimson, foliage gray

i hope you like this pose,
cosmln
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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3174 W: 154 N: 4796] (15481)
  • [2006-08-22 11:35]

Hi Cosmin.
You have shared a very pretty shot with great details of these wonderful flowers. DOF, POV and exposure are excellent. BG is amazing.
I only don't understand, than necessity of such framing this picture has been caused. It seems to me, if all plant would be in the frame, it would be better a bit.
My best regards and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • Dan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 116 W: 0 N: 363] (1777)
  • [2006-08-22 11:44]

Sal. Cosmine, faina planta si poza, culori minunate si sharpul perfect. Sper sa ne vedem curand. Dan

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  • ewiczek Gold Star Critiquer [C: 223 W: 0 N: 0] (809)
  • [2006-08-22 14:41]

wonderful foto

Nice pic. Great purple flowers.
Priya

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