A Bottle Brush Flower I Believe: Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18~105mm VR, G, ED Lens Camera: Nikon D300 Photo Location: My Backyard ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 1/250s Aperture: F11. Manual Priority...

Tonytee Loc: Beaverton, Oregon

Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18~105mm VR, G, ED Lens Camera: Nikon D300 Photo Location: My Backyard ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 1/250s Aperture: F11.

Manual Priority Mode with Multi-Segment Metering. F/L @105mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.

Tony :)

RogStrix Loc: UK

As always a lovely picture, although the shadow area makes me think a tighter crop may improve it?
Local names can be confusing as this isn't a 'bottlebrush' flower that I'm familiar with and looks more like "Agastache rugosa, also known as wrinkled giant hyssop, Korean mint, purple giant hyssop, Indian mint and Chinese patchouli is an aromatic herb"

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Tonytee wrote:

Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18~105mm VR, G, ED Lens Camera: Nikon D300 Photo Location: My Backyard ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 1/250s Aperture: F11.

Manual Priority Mode with Multi-Segment Metering. F/L @105mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.

Tony :)

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Tonytee wrote:

Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18~105mm VR, G, ED Lens Camera: Nikon D300 Photo Location: My Backyard ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 1/250s Aperture: F11.

Manual Priority Mode with Multi-Segment Metering. F/L @105mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.

Tony :)

Makes me want to get out into the woods with my camera

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

RogStrix wrote:

As always a lovely picture, although the shadow area makes me think a tighter crop may improve it?
Local names can be confusing as this isn't a 'bottlebrush' flower that I'm familiar with and looks more like "Agastache rugosa, also known as wrinkled giant hyssop, Korean mint, purple giant hyssop, Indian mint and Chinese patchouli is an aromatic herb"

Agree - we have bottlebrushes in our yard, and they look like this: https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/growing-trees-shrubs-grasses/crimson-bottlebrush/

Tonytee Loc: Beaverton, Oregon

RogStrix wrote:

As always a lovely picture, although the shadow area makes me think a tighter crop may improve it?
Local names can be confusing as this isn't a 'bottlebrush' flower that I'm familiar with and looks more like "Agastache rugosa, also known as wrinkled giant hyssop, Korean mint, purple giant hyssop, Indian mint and Chinese patchouli is an aromatic herb"

Thank you very much for your comment. I have just been informed that it is as you say, a Agastache rugosa.

Cheers,

Tony :)

Tonytee Loc: Beaverton, Oregon

Manglesphoto wrote:

Thank you.

Tony :)

Tonytee Loc: Beaverton, Oregon

joecichjr wrote:

Makes me want to get out into the woods with my camera

Thank you.

Tony :)

Tonytee Loc: Beaverton, Oregon

DWU2 wrote:

Agree - we have bottlebrushes in our yard, and they look like this: https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/growing-trees-shrubs-grasses/crimson-bottlebrush/

Thank you very much. :)

Tony