link here  | |  tools  |  share:
photo size: medium 640 new

MedievalRocker
recent  |  interesting  |  random  |  favorites  |  contacts  |  sets  |  tags:  
Pieris Japonica
Pieris Japonica

82 of 365

A flower I have taken in the past , but when this plant comes into flower it means the warmer weather is that bit closer . As more leaves are formed they will colour up in bright red for a while before going to green .

Pieris japonica, the Japanese andromeda or Japanese pieris, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan, where it grows in mountain thickets. This medium-sized evergreen shrub or tree is widely cultivated in gardens.
Pieris japonica grows to 1–4 metres or 3.3–13.1 feet tall, occasionally up to 10 metres, with alternate, simple leaves on brittle stems. The leaves open bronze or red in some cultivars, turning green. The trusses of small urn-shaped flowers are white or pink, appearing early in spring, and providing a decorative effect against the young red leaves. The flowers usually last two or three weeks.

The plant is poisonous if consumed. The toxicity is a result of the grayanotoxins contained by the flowers and leaves .

© All Rights Reserved
Taken on: March 23, 2023
Tags: Everybody's photos tagged with pieris-japonica pieris-japonica Everybody's photos tagged with bell-flowers bell-flowers
Sets appears in:   • 2023 one a day    • sigma 100 -400    more » • Garden Studio    • Flowery Things    • OddShots    • Been Exploring    • FlowerPower    • Nature & Landscape    « less
Groups appears in:   • [][][]100%PERFECT[][][]    • I love Britain!    more » • Square Format    • in explore    • 6,000 Views Unlimited 6000    • New Ipernity Survivors    • ♣My Hat's Off to You!!    • Amateur Photographer Magazine    • THE IMAGINATIVE CAMERA    • flickr world wide    • Nature world wide    • 99+ Faves Photo Group    • CAFE TIME FOR FRIENDS    • #1 Images that caught my eye    • Ipernity Survivors    • The Little Pond    • I ♥ Nature 2 - Mammals and Birds only !    • Canon EOS 77D User    • Sigma 100-400 F5-6.3 Contemporary    • Interesting Pictorials    • Petals Galore    • Interesting Nature    • Flickr Photo Album Unlimited & Instant Posting    • Canon EOS 77D Unlimited (no 30/60 limit)    • Paint a Picture    • Show your EXIF    • Crop, stitched, merge or panorama    • Snapshots - world wide    • 2023 : one photo each day    • Floral Friday    • WONDERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN GENERAL.MARAVILLAS DE LA FOTOGRAFIA EN    « less
Camera: Canon EOS 77D, f/7.1, 1/500 sec, 330mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS 77D
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length: 330mm
ISO: 1250
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Program AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Partial
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Show full info
Stats: 6,987 views / 48 comments
Link to this photo view:
Link to this photo large view: