Climbing Sweet Peas
by Bruce Bley
Title
Climbing Sweet Peas
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro photograph of pink sweet peas climbing on a fence was taken while visiting friend her flower gardens.
Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to the eastern Mediterranean.
It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 12 meters (nearly six feet and six inches), where suitable support is available. The leaves are pinnate with two leaflets and a terminal tendril, which twines around supporting plants and structures helping the sweet pea to climb. The flowers are purple, 2-3.5 centimeters broad, in the wild plant, larger and very variable in color in the many cultivars.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage and in the various galleries I developed. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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August 18th, 2013
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Comments (12)
Bruce Bley
Dan, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". I am grateful for the honor.
Donna Kennedy
Congratulations Bruce on being selected Artist of the Week in Exquisite Florals!...F/L
Bruce Bley
Robert, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Nature Photography 1 Per Day". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Joe, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Excellent Self-Taught Artists". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Klaas, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Small showroom". I appreciate it and thank you for your continued support of my work.
Bruce Bley
Gynt, Thank you for the feature in the group "Beautiful Flowers". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "Comfortable Art - LIMIT 2 per day", Jim. I really appreciate it.