Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Snakeshead Fritillary


Fritillaria meleagris, for the Gothic gardener.
Solitary, with a preference for shade, you have to get close before it reveals it's unique character.
Photo taken this evening with the Fujifilm FinePix 4700 using manual focus.
Cropped a little but otherwise unaltered.
Checkout the wikipedia entry which seems to think it was originally called the Snakes's Head. A little dubious methinks.

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