Tip Toe through the Tulips #2
by Bruce Bley
Title
Tip Toe through the Tulips #2
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, of which around 75 wild species are currently accepted and which belongs to the family Liliaceae.
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants can be between 4 inches (10 cm) and 28 inches (71 cm) high. The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes with leaves in a rosette at ground level and a single flowering stalk arising from amongst the leaves. Tulip stems have few leaves. Larger species tend to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have two to six leaves, some species up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and the leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).
The flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers. The tulip's seed is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to globe shape. Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber. These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed.
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Comments (56)
Bruce Bley
John, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Jasna, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography". I appreciate the honor.
Judy Vincent
Beautiful capture! This will be the “Warm Colors” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 3/18/19!
Bruce Bley replied:
Judy, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "USA Photographers". Thank you for selecting this photograph as your Warm Color Photo of the day. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Doug, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Macro Marvels". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Canon Full Frame Cameras. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Robert, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "your Very Best Photography". I appreciate the honor.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit
Bruce Bley replied:
Pam. Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Camera Art". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Mariola, I am grateful for the feature in the group "500 Views -1 Image a Day". I truly appreciate the honor.
Brian Tada
Bruce, awesome work on this tulip field portrait, magnificent! Love the touch of royal red blossoms in the background, complements the yellow and green colors beautifully. Congratulations on your feature in the Wisconsin Flower and Scenery Group and the Artistic Photography Group and others! F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Brian. I sincerely appreciate it. Take care.
Dawn Currie
Bruce, Congratulations! Your exceptional photographic artwork has been featured in our group, Artistic Photography! You are invited to archive it in the 2019 Artistic Photography Featured Work Archive discussion thread for more visibility.
Bruce Bley replied:
Dawn, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Artistic Photography". I sincerely appreciate it.
Randy Rosenberger
Your excellence in your submission of this work is worthy of special recognition, and I am seeing to it, that this happens in the WFS group. I am so happy to have you as an active member of our family of friends and fine artists, who support one another by comments, likes, faves, sharing, etc. Thanks for all your efforts to make our group so special by having a fine artist like yourself among many other fine artists that make our group so special.
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Mary Lynn Giacomini
Gorgeous capture of the field of tulips......a wonderful perspective! Awesome work Bruce!
Aline Halle-Gilbert
Thank you Bruce to have featured Douces Rveries in your group of Beautiful Flowers ! Your art is very uplifting , thank you for sharing !
Bruce Bley replied:
It is my pleasure featuring your work, Aline. I want to thank you in return for the wonderful compliment on my work. You have made my day.
Jeannie Rhode Photography
Bruce, Nice capture of this field of Beautiful Colorful Tulips with nice clarity and light. L/V
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment and L, Jeannie. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Bruce, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Spring Flowers". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Fantastic!! PFLTG+
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much, Jean and thank you for the various promotions. I truly appreciate it.