Drumstick in Bud
This unusual Aussie wildflower is a great example of Isopogon petiolaris (Drumstick) in bud. Each little yellow “trumpet” is a single flower growing from a round cone, hence the drumstick name. The buds form and begin flowering from the base of the cone and as the lower buds are pollinated or dry up, the next rows begin to flower. I was most fortunate to find this Drumstick before any of the buds opened.
The photograph was made at Grant’s Head Nature Reserve, Bonny Hills, south of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, on an overcast spring afternoon.
Fuji S9600: RAW, Macro, f/8 @ 1/110sec, Manual focus, Tripod, Timer.
Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.
Visit the Aussie Wildflowers collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more native floral delights.
UPDATE: 1-7-09
My developing Drumstick was a finalist in the “Protaceae Family Group’s:http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-protacea-family July Avatar Challenge and has been featured in the Group.
UPDATE: 25-8-09
This delightful Drumstick was awarded a MERIT in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s July 2009 Open Print Competition in the Small Prints section.
Enjoy!
WILDFLOWERS: DRUMSTICKS & CONESTICKS
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Isopogon petiolaris
