Fan Flower

This little beauty is native to Australia, but can be found in U.S. gardens and hanging baskets. I took this photo in Missouri at the Daniel Boone Homestead.

The name, fan flower, comes from the arrangement of the five of the petals all on one side as would a woman's fan. Enjoy.

Liked by pauljay

Uploaded31/07/2016 - 20:18

CategoryFlowers & plants

BodyPENTAX K-5 II s

Shutter Speed1/400

Aperturef/5.6

LensN/A

ISO200

Focal Length135mm

Unique Views / Likes19/1

Tagspurple cluster flower

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Date Taken	14/07/2016 - 11:07
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-5 II s
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/400
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO	200
Focal Length	135mm
Lens	N/A

Wildwood512 Wildwood512

11 posts
11 years
Illinois,
USA

Posted 02/08/2016 - 18:02 Link

A great intense burst of color and a nice capture of this lovely flower.

Cheers...Donna 😊