Saturday, February 4, 2012

Jamaican Poinsettia

JAMAICAN POINSETTIA (EUPHORBIA PUNICEA), CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Pentax K-5
Tamron SP AF 90mm f2.8 DI Macro
1/125 sec. f6.3
ISO 1600

There is only one example of this evergreen succulent shrub in the Botanic Garden's lush tropical greenhouse, but its bright red winter bracts and intense yellow blooms leap out at the passerby.

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