This beautiful flower spike could, unbelievably, have been very easily overlooked. Why? Because it was so very small that it needed a close-up/macro shot to reveal the beautiful structure, the downy buds, the grainy texture of the petals and the subtle combination of colours in the tiny florets. This is the top end of a flower spike that was about 10-12 cm in length, and each individual five-petalled floret was a lot less than a centimetre across. Not sure what the plant is called but suspect it is in the verbascum family though miniscule in flower compared with the more common wild verbascum. The leaves resembled those of dock. Small was definitely beautiful here! If anyone recognises the plant and can tell me its name I'd be very grateful.
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Camera: Nikon D300; Lens: 105 mm Nikor (non digital); Date/time: 09/09/09; 09:13:11; Exposure (EXIF information): Aperture priority set at ƒ40; shutter speed 1.0 sec.; Exposure bias: -1.00 stop; ISO setting: 200. Location: Oradour Fanais, in the Charente, France.
