Eye Catcher
by Bruce Bley
Title
Eye Catcher
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Eastern and Central United States. It is one of a number of plants with the common name black-eyed Susan. Other common names for this plant include: brown-eyed Susan, brown Betty, gloriosa daisy, golden Jerusalem, Poorland daisy, yellow daisy, and yellow ox-eye daisy.
The plant also is a traditional Native American medicinal herb in several tribal nations; believed in those cultures to be a remedy, among other things, for colds, flu, infection, swelling and for snake bite (although not all parts of the plant are edible)
It is an upright annual (sometimes biennial or perennial) growing 30-100 cm (12-39 in) tall by 30-45 cm (12-18 in) wide. It has alternate, mostly basal leaves 10-18 cm long, covered by coarse hair, with stout branching stems and daisy-like, composite flowers appearing in late summer and early autumn. In the species, the flowers are up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter, with yellow ray-florets circling conspicuous brown or black, dome-shaped disc-florets. However, extensive breeding has produced a range of sizes and colors, including oranges, reds and browns.
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September 27th, 2015
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Comments (49)
Bruce Bley
Robyn, Thank you again for the feature in the group "The World We See". Thank you for the honor.
Robyn King
Bruce this is gorgeous♥ sharing:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment and for sharing, Robyn. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Romulad, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". Thank you for the honor.
Mother Nature
F/L This is so lovely! Congratulations on your feature in Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery - a deserving image:>)
Randy Rosenberger
What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! Thanks for sharing! LIKED & FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (WFS group administrator)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery", Randy. I am grateful for the honor.
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on Flowers Up Close group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L 12.23.15
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Flowers Up Close", Jacqueline. I truly appreciate the honor.
Jacqueline Athmann
Congrats! Your image has been featured on The Art Shoppe Cafe group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L 12.16.15
Bruce Bley replied:
Jacqueline. I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "The Art Shoppe Café". Thank you for your support and the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Visions Of Spring". I truly appreciate it.
GEORGIA SHERON
Outstanding shot Bruce. Congratulations on very out of the ordinary composition. Beautiful varigated colors and shapes and the center bud is sharp as a tack. cheers, georgia
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
John, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". I appreciate the honor.
Roger Passman
Congratulations Bruce! Your powerful image is featured by the Exploring Illinois Group.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Exploring Illinois Group", Roger. I sincerely appreciate the honor and your support.
Marty Fancy
Another fantasic capture, Bruce! Wonderful composition!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment, Marty. I truly appreciate it and thank you for visiting.