Beverly Sills Iris 2
by Bruce Bley
Title
Beverly Sills Iris 2
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a pink iris (named after Beverly Sills) blossoms was taken while visiting the Denver Botanical Garden in Denver, Colorado. I enjoy photographing flowers for their colors and intricate and delicate detail. This iris with the sun shinning on it had wonderful detail and values.
Iris is a genus of 260-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species, as well as, being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3-10 basal sword-shaped leaves growing in dense clumps. The bulbous species have cylindrical, basal leaves.
The inflorescences are fan-shaped and contain one or more symmetrical six-lobed flowers. These grow on a pedicel or lack a footstalk. The three sepals, which are spreading or droop downwards, are referred to as "falls". They expand from their narrow base, which in some of the rhizomatous irises has a "beard" (a tuft of short upright extensions growing in its midline), into a broader expanded portion ("limb"), often adorned with veining, lines or dots. The three, sometimes reduced, petals stand upright, partly behind the sepal bases. They are called "standards". Some smaller iris species have all six lobes pointing straight outwards, but generally limb and standards differ markedly in appearance. They are united at their base into a floral tube that lies above the ovary (known as an epigynous or inferior ovary). The styles divide towards the apex into petaloid branches; this is significant in pollination.
The iris flower is of interest as an example of the relation between flowering plants and pollinating insects. The shape of the flower and the position of the pollen-receiving and stigmatic surfaces on the outer petals form a landing-stage for a flying insect, which in probing for nectar, will first come into contact with the perianth, then with the stigmatic stamens in one whorled surface which is borne on an ovary formed of three carpels. The shelf-like transverse projection on the inner whorled underside of the stamens is beneath the overarching style arm below the stigma, so that the insect comes in contact with its pollen-covered surface only after passing the stigma; in backing out of the flower it will come in contact only with the non-receptive lower face of the stigma. Thus, an insect bearing pollen from one flower will, in entering a second, deposit the pollen on the stigma; in backing out of a flower, the pollen which it bears will not be rubbed off on the stigma of the same flower.
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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Comments (47)
Bruce Bley
Robert, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Your Very Best Photography". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Mariola, I wan to thank you for the feature in the group "500 Views -1 Image a Day". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nader, I want to thank yo for the feature in the group "Exploration Photography". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Pam, Thank you for the feature in the group "Art District". I appreciate the honor and your support.
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.
Bruce Bley replied:
Michael, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Pictures for Present". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Lilia, I ant to thank you for the feature in the group "Fine Nature Photography". I appreciate the honor.
Athena Mckinzie
Love this Bruce. The peach with the black in the background is beautiful. f/v.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Athena. I am glad you enjoyed this work.
Gabriella Weninger - David
What a wonderful Color, soooo beautiful flower and stunning capture Brian!!!
Bruce Bley
Beth, Thank you for the group "All Natural Beauty of this World". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Dan, Thank you for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Love the peach color of this gorgeous Iris, Bruce! Fantastic capture and beautiful composition! L/F
Bruce Bley
Lisa, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Thoughts of Flowers". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Bob and Nadine, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "1 Image Inspiring Meditation". I sincerely appreciate it.