Beauty Within #2
by Bruce Bley
Title
Beauty Within #2
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Daylily is the common name for plants of the genus Hemerocallis Daylily cultivar flowers are highly diverse in color and form, as a result of hybridization efforts of gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists.
Daylilies are perennial plants, whose name alludes to the flowers which typically last no more than 24 hours. The flowers of most species open in early morning and wither during the following night, possibly replaced by another one on the same scape (flower stalk) the next day. Some species are night-blooming. Daylilies are not commonly used as cut flowers for formal flower arranging, yet they make good cut flowers otherwise as new flowers continue to open on cut stems over several days.
Most kinds of daylilies occur as clumps, each of which has leaves, a crown, flowers, and roots. The long, linear lanceolate leaves are grouped into opposite fans with arching leaves. The crown is the small white portion between the leaves and the roots. Along the scape of some kinds of daylilies, small leafy "proliferations" form at nodes or in bracts. A proliferation forms roots when planted and is often an exact clone of its parent plant. Many kinds of daylilies have thickened roots in which they store food and water.
A normal, single daylily flower has three petals and three sepals, collectively called tepals, each with a midrib in either the same or a contrasting color. The centermost part of the flower, called the throat, usually is of a different color than the more distal areas of the tepals. Each flower usually has six stamens, each with a two-lobed anther. After successful pollination, a flower forms a capsule (often erroneously called a pod).
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October 16th, 2014
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Comments (17)
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Beautiful macro. image of the center of this flower. Love the color and the details of the stamens. L/F/tweeted
Bruce Bley
Marinescu. I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nadine and Bob. I want to thank you for the feature in the group "ALL Fine Art America Artwork". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Neal, Thank you for the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". I sincerely appreciate the honor and thank you for your support.
Bruce Bley
Anastasia, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "PhotosRUs". I really appreciate the honor.
Clare Bevan
Congratulations on your feature in Interior Design for your outstanding work x
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Interior Design", Clare. I truly appreciate the honor.
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