Poppy Love
by Bruce Bley
Title
Poppy Love
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro shot of a paper thin orange poppy was taken while visiting a friend flower garden.. If you haven't seen the middle of a poppy, try to, it is very beautiful and has a unique design to it.
Poppies are herbaceous annual, biennial or short-lived perennial plants. Some species are monocarpic, dying after flowering. Poppies can be over 4 feet tall with flowers up to six inches across. The flowers have 4 to 6 petals, many stamens forming a conspicuous whorl in the centre of the flower and an ovary consisting of from 2 to many fused carpels. The petals are showy, may be of almost any color and some have markings. The petals are crumpled in the bud and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling away. Poppies are in full bloom late spring to early summer. Most species secrete latex when injured. The pollen of the oriental poppy, Papaver orientale, is dark blue. The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is mainly grown in eastern and southern Asia, and South Eastern Europe. It is believed that it originated in the Mediterranean region. The pollen of the field poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is dark green to grey. Bees use poppies as a pollen source.
Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because of the opium extracted from them, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep. This symbolism was evoked in the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a magical poppy field threatened to make the protagonists sleep forever
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work for sale on my homepage in the various galleries I have created.. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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June 23rd, 2016
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Comments (19)
Bruce Bley
Robyn, Thank you for the feature in the group "The World We See". I sincerely appreciate it.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Robyn, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "The World We See". Thank you for the honor.
Jeannie Rhode Photography
Bruce, Sharing my Congratulations on your recent Feature in Floral Photography and Art !
Bruce Bley
Mahir, Thank you for the feature in the group "Beauty of photography". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jean, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Greeting Cards For All Occasions". I am grateful for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jeff, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Pleasing The Eye". I truly appreciate it and thank you for your support.
Randy Rosenberger
Love the beauty of this piece and the quality and care that went into its composition! It is my pleasure to PROMOTE this piece of beauty on our FEATURED ARTWORK section of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Thanks for sharing! Liked & faved Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group)
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery". Thank you my friend.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, Thank you for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Tracy, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Self-taught Artists Your Own". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Tracy, Thank you for the feature in the group "I Love Photography 2 A Day". I truly appreciate it.
Robyn King
So beautiful wonderful image Bruce!! sharing:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment, Robyn. I sincerely appreciate it and thanks for sharing.
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