Photo of the Day: Foxglove Flower
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We found a field of beautiful foxglove flowers during our hike from Refugio Grey to Paine Grande Campsite.
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
Foxglove Flower in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia Chile
Tags: Chile, hiking, parks, Patagonia, Photo of the Day, plants & flowers, South America, Torres del Paine
I love this foxgloves picture, so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, excellent shot. What do you use for a camera?
Matt, Thanks.
I use an entry level SLR actually. Canon Rebel XSi with only the zoom that came with the kit. In many situations I really wish we had stronger zoom. Luckily, this flower was just a few feet away from me and I was able to walk right up to it for the shot.