Inula verbascifolia
(IN-yoo-luh) (ver-bask-ee-FO-lee-uh)
Synonym: Inula candida ssp. verbascifolia
This little plant was growing at Wave Hill the last time I went (the process of going through old image files continues). The contrast between the silvery foliage and bright yellow flowers was attractive. Reminded me of a miniature sunflower.
There wasn’t a whole of information on this particular species of Inula. The genus is made up of 90 species and it is quite variable. The species range from diminutive types to giant plants. Inula verbascifolia is native to the Italy and the Southern Balkans, other Inula are native to Europe, Africa and some Asian regions.
This is my Skywatch Friday photo for this week. Just a shot after we parked to walk the couple of blocks to the restaurant the other night.
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15 comments:
beautiful flower and wonderful sun set
The sun rays peeking out from the clouds is one superb capture ;)
Nice shot of the flower, with a good B&W effect.
Love that last photo of the sunset and the rays
so pretty..
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Very interesting flower! Is it related to the asters?
Beautiful flower and sunset! Great shots!
OMG, that is one gorgeous sky! Love the rays bursting through the tops of the clouds!
Lovely photos! Both are beautiful!
Beautiful, both of them:) Have a nice weekend.
Love the variety of colour in the sky as well as those illuminating sunrays. Very beautiful.
Excellent SWF post! Beautiful color, clouds and rays!
What a splendid photograph of the sky! I love the way the sun rays are captured there. Thank you for sharing and happy skywatching:-)
Beautiful flower capture! And gorgeous sky watch capture!~ Beautiful sunbeams, color, clouds,& sky!
Enjoy your week!
Cat
Hello,
I am writing from Annie's Annuals and Perennials, a plant nursery in Richmond, California. We are growing Inula verbascifolia and were wondering if you would allow us to use your photo on our descriptive sign? We would provide photo credits and link back to your blog of course.
I'm sorry to have to ask this in the comments but I couldn't find your email listed on the blog anywhere!
Thank you,
Kelly Kilpatrick
Horticulturalist
Annie's Annuals and Perennial
kelly@anniesannuals.com
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