Spine acanthus (Acanthus spinosus)
Description
- Title:
- Spine acanthus (Acanthus spinosus)
- Caption / Description:
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Bears Breeches or the Spine acanthus (Acanthus spinosus) is a popular garden plant with large stiff flower spikes of purple hooded white flowers. It flowers between May and July, with the flowers lasting for several weeks.
Acanthus spinosus is decidous, producing large jagged dark green glossy leaves in early spring. The leaves can grow anywhere up to 90cm long. It is known for being an architectural plant, having a specific shape and form. Acanthus spinosus will grow best in partial shade with well drained fertile soil, but isn't particularly fussy.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Lamiales
- Barnsdale Gardens
- Acanthaceae
- Acanthus
- Acanthus spinosus
- Bears Breeches
- Spine acanthus
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_3458.CR2
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- 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:
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- Sublocation:
- Barnsdale Gardens
- City:
- Exton
- Province/State:
- Rutland
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- Barnsdale Gardens
- City:
- Exton
- Province/State:
- Rutland
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
- 52.687225222861, -0.65145562663222 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:
- 1⁄200 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:
- On, Fired
- 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
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made concave diffusers
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing:
+0.35 exposure compensation in ACR