Morning Sprinkles
by Bruce Bley
Title
Morning Sprinkles
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a miniature orange and yellow dahlia was taken while visiting a local greenhouse.
Dahlias are a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native mainly in Mexico, but also Central America, and Colombia. A member of the Asteraceae or Compositae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum and zinnia. There are at least 36 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 2 in (5.1 cm) diameter or up to 1 ft (30 cm) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.
The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 12 in (30 cm) to more than 6-8 ft (1.8-2.4 m). The majority of species do not produce scented flowers or cultivars. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.
The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963. The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful.
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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May 21st, 2014
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Comments (23)
Bruce Bley
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group", Neal. I sincerely appreciate the honor and your continued support of my work.
Bruce Bley
Karen, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "ART BY GOD 1 per day". I truly appreciate the honor.
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in The Artistic Photographer on Fine Art America!
Bruce Bley replied:
Dawn, I have been away from the computer for a bit and want to thank you for the feature in the group "The Artistic Photographer on Fine Art America". I truly appreciate the honor.
Ioanna Papanikolaou
Amazing close-up and colors Bruce !!! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the lovely comment on this work, Ioanna. I also thank you for the L and visit.
Bruce Bley
Chrisann, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Weekly FUN For ALL Mediums SPRING IS IN THE Air". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Michel, Thank you for the feature in the group "Versatile Photography". I truly appreciate the honor.
Janis Knight
lovely Bruce. wonderful detail! happy to feature on ITS A SMALL WORLD!
Bruce Bley replied:
Janis, Thank you for the nice comment and feature in the group "ITS A SMALL WORLD". I really appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I also want to thank you for the feature in the group "Visions of Spring". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "World of Dahlias". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jay, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Amateur Photographers- 2 Entries Per Day Only- ". Thank you for the honor.
Deb Halloran
Hi Bruce, As always, this composition is stunning. Beautiful light, colors and detail. Congrats on your features..nicely done. v/f
Donna Kennedy
Congratulations Bruce! Your marvelous image has been Featured in our group The Gold Standard, because of its excellence! Also added my tweet/like
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "The Gold Standard", Donna. I sincerely appreciate it.
Patricia Keller
What a gorgeous work. Love the colors and water drops and presentation. l/f/g/t
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the gracious comment and promotions, Patricia. I sincerely appreciate your support.