Bleeding Hearts in Black and White
by Bruce Bley
Title
Bleeding Hearts in Black and White
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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This photograph of bleeding hearts in black and white was taken this past spring while visiting a friend and her flower garden. Instead of the traditional photograph in color, I chose to create this photograph in black and white illustrating the wide range of values that you can obtain. I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with someone you know. 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.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos, but is still widely referenced in the UK under its old name Dicentra spectabilis (now listed as a synonym). It is valued in gardens and in floristry for its heart-shaped pink and white flowers, borne in spring.
First plants specimens were introduced into England in the 1840s from Japan by the Scottish botanist and plant hunter Robert Fortune.[3]
There is also a legend from Japan which tells a story of how the bleeding heart flower came to be.[4] In the story, a young man tried win the love of a young lady. He did this by giving a pair of rabbits (which are the first two petals of the flower), a pair of slippers (which are the next two petals of the flower), and finally a pair of earrings (which are the last two petals of the flower) to the girl. She continued to reject his affections, and, heart-broken, he pierced his heart with his sword (the middle part of the flower) which caused the bleeding heart.
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July 30th, 2013
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Comments (8)
Bruce Bley
Dora. I really appreciate the feature in the group "Visions of Spring. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Anastasia, I want to thank you for the feature in the group PhotosRUs". I truly appreciate the honor.