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Firstly, I'd like to thank Bruffy for the GEA and JustDucky for her UA on my Two Tuscawilla Tigresses. Thankyou Mark and Tammy.
I know they're Lupins, but thought I'd give them the Texas State Flower name.
I took loads of shots of these at West Dean Gardens (situated in the rolling folds of the South Downs National Park in Chichester). Unfortunately, most were backed by large white greenhouses, so I had to change the backgrounds.
Also known as Quaker Bonnet, Old Maid's Bonnet and Jackrabbit, the lupin is a tall ornamental herbaceous perennial with flowers on dense open whorls with a typical peaflower shape.
The protein-rich beans are edible and have long been cultivated for cattle fodder.
The name 'Lupin' derives from the Latin word lupinus or lupus (meaning wolf), and was given with regard to the fact that many found the plant had a tendency to ravage the land on which it grew.
It was thought that the lupin WOLFED down the nutrients from the ground, whereas it actually fertilizes the land around it.
The peas, which appear after the flowering period, were also said to be fit only for the consumption of wolves.
Pamela.
| Camera: | Canon Powershot SX30 IS |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Focal Length: | 4mm |
| Aperture: | f/4.5 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/125sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -0.3 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | AP |
| Metering Mode: | pattern |
| Flash: | no flash |
| Title: | Bluebonnets |
| Username: | 
pamelajean |
| Uploaded: | 7 May 2012 - 2:49 PM |
| Tags: | Cultivated and wild, Digitally manipulated, Flowers & plants, Legume, Lupini, Pea, Wildlife / nature |
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| Votes: | 80 |
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Very well taken image with very good colours and detail, lovely comp, super shot. 10+++
john
Glorious complementary colours. I love the way the flower heads seem to be in a world of green.
Moira
Beautiful flowers and the background colours work very well 
Absolutely stunning image, the background is just perfect.
Sandra
Excellent choice of background Pamela, works so well with the colour contrast. I used to grow quite a few of these on my plot but unfortunately they are also a tasty delicacy for the slugs and snails.
Dave
Simply beautiful Pamela, I love those bright colours and the green background works a treat
A lovely Floral image Pam', certainly stands out in the crowd.
John
Wow, eye catching vibrancy.. Love the b/g which really compliments the lupins stunning
Very beautiful and colourful, Pamela, and contrasts very well against that background
Trev
Having lived in Texas since 1980, I immediately picked up on the name, and immediately knew they weren't real bluebonnets 
Beautifully photographed Pamela, with wonderful detail.
If you ever make it to Texas in the spring, I'll show you some of the fields of blue near my home -but one gets in the bluebonnets with care as there are often rattlesnakes hiding in there.........
Anne
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