Beauty in the Garden #1
by Bruce Bley
Title
Beauty in the Garden #1
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a orange daylily was taken from one of my flower beds this past summer.
Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.
Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from 2-6 ft. They form naked or tunicless scaly underground bulbs which are their overwintering organs. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Most bulbs are deeply buried, but a few species form bulbs near the soil surface. Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at some depth in the soil, and each year the new stem puts out adventitious roots above the bulb as it emerges from the soil. These roots are in addition to the basal roots that develop at the base of the bulb.
The flowers are large, often fragrant, and come in a range of colours including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. Markings include spots and brush strokes. The plants are late spring- or summer-flowering. Flowers are borne in racemes or umbels at the tip of the stem, with six tepals spreading or reflexed, to give flowers varying from funnel shape to a "Turk's cap". The tepals are free from each other, and bear a nectary at the base of each flower. The ovary is 'superior', borne above the point of attachment of the anthers.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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October 6th, 2015
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Comments (15)
Bruce Bley
David, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Jordan, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the feature in the group "The Gallery Of Interior Design". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Lisa Phillips
Your beautiful work has been featured in the FAA group "Thoughts of Flowers". http://fineartamerica.com/groups/thoughts-of-flowers.html
Bruce Bley replied:
Lisa, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Thoughts of Flowers". Thank you for the honor.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You", John. I appreciate your support and the honor.
Randy Rosenberger
What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage, within our family of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group and throughout the FAA community. LIKED & FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (WFS group administrator)
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery". Thank you for the honor.