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Cynoglossum amabile 'Firmament' [Chinese Hound's Tongue]


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Blum, A.G. (2013) Cynoglossum amabile Staph & J.R.Drummond 'Firmament' (Boraginaceae) Chinese Hound's Tongue. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. http://www.ultraviol...-hounds-tongue/

 

Charlotte Rhoades Park & Butterfly Garden, Southwest Harbor, Maine, USA

16 July 2012

Cultivar in botanical garden

 

Synonyms:

  • Chinese Forget-Me-Not

Equipment [Nikon D300-broadband + Carl Zeiss 60mm f/4.0 UV-Planar]

 

Visible Light [f/8 for 1/160" @ ISO 400 with onboard Flash and Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

cynoglossumAmabile\'Firmament\'VisFlash_071612swhME_28603proofPnCrop01.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/8 for 1/160" @ ISO 400 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

cynoglossumAmabile\'Firmament\'UVBaadSB14_071612swhME_28606proofPnCrop.jpg

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Interesting that albino flowers record exactly like the normal ones in UV. I have seen the same behaviour for example in Hepatica nobilis.
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And in one Anemone I have photographed, the opposite is true - the blue and white flowers have different UV signatures.

It's always interesting.

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