Pink Explosion #3
by Bruce Bley
Title
Pink Explosion #3
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Pink Explosion" was taken while strolling through the flower gardens of the Chicago Botanical Gardens, in Glencoe, Illinois. I am always looking for flowers to illustrate color , detail, and beautiful lighting.
This is a dahlia which is one of 42 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 inch in diameter or up to 1 foot. (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 inches to more than 6-8 feet. 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.
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Comments (23)
Bruce Bley
Martin, Thank you for the feature in the group "Flower Mania". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Maria, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Exquisite Florals". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Amanda. I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Artists For Nature". Thank you for the honor.
Frank J Casella
Bruce -- CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY - group on Fine Art America, a PIXELS Company! Thank you for sharing it !!
Bruce Bley replied:
Frank, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Darren, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "3 A Day The Art Of Flowers". Thank you so much for your support of my work.
Bruce Bley
Judy, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Usa Photographers Only". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I appreciate the honor.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "World We See", Robyn. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Macro Marvels". Thank you for the honor.
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:
Thank you for featuring "Pink Explosion in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery, Randy. I am very grateful.
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