Nasturtium (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)
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Nasturtium (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)
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iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode, Snapseed app border
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro; 1/125, f/22, ISO 400
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iPhone 7Plus, Camera+ app in macro mode, Snapseed app border
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Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena)
Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/80, f/14, ISO 125
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/125, f/10, ISO 200
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From that feathery foliage at the onset to those otherworldly blooms to the past-its-prime pods (as seen here), Love-in-a-mist is eye candy in every stage of its life.
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Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena) is a beautiful Victorian garden annual blooming in soft shades of blue, pink, white, and lavender. Because its fern-like leaves look similar to fennel, it has also been called fennel flower. This annual herbaceous plant is in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), readily self-seeds, and is common in old-fashioned cottage gardens. It grows in full sun to partial shade and blooms from late spring through fall. Nigella is short-lived, so for continuous bloom, repeat sowing every four weeks. You can cut and deadhead this plant to keep it flowering longer.
Photographed at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia
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