Rudbeckia 2
by Bruce Bley
Title
Rudbeckia 2
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.
I hope you have enjoyed this work and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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September 17th, 2016
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Comments (18)
Bruce Bley
Romuald, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Darren, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Flower Art 3 A Day". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, I wan to thank you for the feature in the group "Pin Me - Daily". I appreciate the honor.
Brian Tada
Simply outstanding, Bruce! Magnificent work! I hope you will continue your photography, it is stunning! Some of the very best floral macros I've seen. Loved reading your description, too, of these beautiful Rudbeckia blossoms. Thank you for sharing beauty. Outstanding! F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Brian, I wan to thank you for the kind and gracious words. I am glad you have enjoyed my work. I intend to be posting new work in the future. Thank you again. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Kim, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Floral Photography And Art". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Visions Of Spring - Glances Of Summer". I appreciate the honor.
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Vibrant yellows, and an eye catching shot!! Love this. L/F
Bruce Bley replied:
I am so glad you enjoyed this work, Anand. Thank you for the nice comment and visit.
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations on being chosen to have your artwork Featured on the homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is with pride and joy that I can share this beautiful piece of artwork with the FAA art community. Thanks for sharing. like and fave Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery, Randy. I am very grateful for the honor.
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