Violet Osteospernum Daisies
by Bruce Bley
Title
Violet Osteospernum Daisies
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Osteospernum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae.
Their alternate (rarely opposite) leaves are green, but some variegated forms exist. The leaf form is lanceolate. The leaf margin is entire, but hardy types are toothed.
The daisy-like composite flower consists of disc florets and ray florets, growing singly at the end of branches or sometimes in inflorescences of terminal corymbose cymes. The disc florets are pseudo-bisexual and come in several colors such as blue, yellow and purple. The hardy types usually show a dark blue center in the disc until the yellow pollen is shed. The ray florets are female and are found diverse colors such as white, cream, pink, purple, mauve to yellow. Some cultivars have "spooned" petals such as "Pink Whirls". Many species flower a second time late summer, stimulated by the cooler night temperatures. Hardy types show profuse flowering in the spring, but they do not get a second flush of flowers.
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April 18th, 2016
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Comments (14)
Bruce Bley
Lisa, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Thoughts of Flowers". I appreciate the honor and your continued support.
Jill Love
Beautiful capture. Great composition and detail. Congrats. Love it!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious compliment, Jill. I am so glad you enjoyed this work.
Bruce Bley
Jilian, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Beauty in Art - 1 Per Day". Thank you for the honor and your support.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You", John. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jean, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Greeting Cards For All Occasions". I appreciate the honor.
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your image is featured in the FAA Group Beauty in Art! 4/19/16
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Beauty in Art", Jilian. I appreciate the honor.
Jasna Dragun
Congratulations on your feature in the "Global Flowers Photography" !! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography", Jasna. I sincerely appreciate the honor.