Photo of the Day: Foxglove Flower In Chile

By on July 11, 2010 ]

Purple Bell Flower

Foxglove Flower in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia Chile


We know we have given you this photo on our Travel Photo of the Day series before, but it is my personal favorite flower picture and I just had to included it in our flower and plant week.

Foxgloves are also called Witches’ Gloves, Dead Men’s Bells, Fairy’s Glove, Gloves of Our Lady, Bloody Fingers, Virgin’s Glove, Fairy Caps, Folk’s Glove, and Fairy Thimbles.  These are biennial plants and are tall, slender perennials at 2-5′ in height and just 1-2′ wide.  It is a very statuesque plant.  It has numerous tubular flowers blooming on a spike, ranging in color from purple to white.  Foxglove flowers appear in the summer months.  The flowers are bell-shaped and tubular, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, flattened above, inflated beneath, crimson outside above and paler beneath, the lower lip furnished with long hairs inside and marked with numerous dark crimson spots, each surrounded with a white border.  ~ Iflorist.co.uk

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Co-founder of 2Backpackers.com. Aracely has been traveling, writing and taking photos since 2009, when she departed on his first year long travel backpacking journey. When she isn't seeking new adventures, Aracely is usually building Excel models as a financial analyst professional.
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9 Responses to Photo of the Day: Foxglove Flower In Chile

  1. Michael Hodson October 5, 2010 at 18:00 #

    I need to take some micro photo lessons from ya´ll. Excellent.

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    • Jason October 5, 2010 at 22:26 #

      Thanks Michael. Sometimes you just get lucky. ;-)

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  2. Liv October 6, 2010 at 04:57 #

    Sooooooo beautiful.

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  3. ayngelinai October 6, 2010 at 23:52 #

    Great detail in the flower, nice work.

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  4. Cornelius Aesop October 7, 2010 at 21:45 #

    Great photo, I love the colors and detail

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    • Jason October 17, 2010 at 11:44 #

      Thanks! This is probably the most beautiful flower photo we have.

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  5. Dina October 14, 2010 at 06:48 #

    Love it!

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  6. Erica @ NonstopWT April 7, 2011 at 17:28 #

    I always joke about the flower setting on my camera, but now I know why it’s there! Great work guys.

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    • Jason April 8, 2011 at 11:39 #

      I must admit, I do enjoy taking the flower shots. And if you are not in macro mode it can be extremely difficult to focus on.

      Reply

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