| Annual Phlox |
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| File size | 575006 |
| Original date | 1/3/04 7:13 AM |
| Resolution | 2080 x 1544 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.9mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1039s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| Camera model | KODAK EASYSHARE CX7300 DIGITAL CAMERA |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Phlox drummondii Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Annual Phlox is an annual, growing from seed each
year. The branches have sharp, pointed, lengthy, ciliated leaves with
rounded flowers. The flowers are single or double, with lightly
scented, flat, star-shaped petals. The flowers mature to 2.5 cm in
diameter. The flowers can be white, red, magenta, lavender, or pink
and usually have a lighter-colored "eye" in the center. Important
cultivars and hybrids include 'Brilliant', a tall, long-blooming phlox
that comes in several colors; 'Chanal', a pink double that looks a
little like a rose; 'Globe', Dwarf Beauty', 'Petticoat', and 'Palona'.
Annual phlox is native to Texas, where is was first collected by its
namesake, Thomas Drummond (1790-1855), a Scottish botanist.
| Identification credit: Bharati Kashyap, Anil Thakur | Photographed in Delhi. |
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