Light Up My Life #4
by Bruce Bley
Title
Light Up My Life #4
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.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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January 15th, 2015
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Comments (34)
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Robyn, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "World We See Group". Thank you for the honor.
Jasna Dragun
Congratulations on your feature in the "Global Flowers Photography" !! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Jasna, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Pamela, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "1 A Day Waiting Room Art". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Denyse, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Amazing FAA Photographers". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Mariola Bitner
Simply beautiful Bruce! L/F/Tweet
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment and for the promos, Mariola. I sincerely appreciate it.
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Totally gorgeous Bruce!! PFLTg+
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious compliment, Jean. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you so much for the promotions.
Bruce Bley
Thank you again for the feature in the group "Weekly FUN For ALL Mediums New Work for the New", Chrisann. I sincerely appreciate it.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
John, I want to thank you for the feature in the group " "Images That Excite You!". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America. MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!
Bruce Bley replied:
Barbara, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Chris Flees
awesome close up Bruce....l/f/t/fb
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment and promotions, Chris. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Neal, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for your support.
Bruce Bley
Jordan, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS- 2 PER DAY Limit". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on Flowers Up Close group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Jacqueline, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Flowers Up Close'. Thank you for your support and the honor.
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