Kniphofia flower time-lapse

Kniphofia 'Red hot poker' flower opening time-lapse
Filmed by Neil Bromhall
for http://www.rightplants4me.co.uk are free to use website plant finder, plant identification and pruning advice online resource.
The flowers don't all open at the same time but rather over a period of several days or weeks to ensure pollination.
The common name for this plant is aptly named Red hot poker
Filmed on Nikon D300. 55mm macro nikkor lens and studio flash.
Exposure interval 1 frame every 6-18 minutes filmed over a period of 10 days.

Music 'Simplicity' by Paul Mottram

Category:

Education

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• Kniphofia
• red
• hot
• poker
• time
• lapse
• time-lapse
• plant
• identifier
• Neil
• Bromhall
• flower
• opening
• nikon
• pollination
• garden
• green

[nameofthepen]

Nice! I kept expecting to see a hummingbird, or some bees, lol.

[neilbromhall]

@nameofthepen It would be nice to see how the insects and birds feed from these nectar filed plants - But they are banned from coming into my studio whilst I'm filming time-lapses. Thanks for your comment. best wishes

neil

[ZULIKAZZ14]

wow. awesome as ussuall ;)

[neilbromhall]

@ZULIKAZZ14 That's very kind of you. Thank you. Best wishes. Neil

[APurseyful]

Amazing - really great having this as a link on your plant database website so that we can actually see the plants growing as well as the photos!

[nameofthepen]

@neilbromhall - derp! It never occurred to me you were filming indoors, lol. :D

[Fourteen88SoCal]

lol plants are a trip!