Burst of Spring
by Bruce Bley
Title
Burst of Spring
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, of which around 75 wild species are currently accepted and which belongs to the family Liliaceae.
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants can be between 4 inches and 28 inches high. The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes with leaves in a rosette at ground level and a single flowering stalk arising from amongst the leaves. Tulip stems have few leaves. Larger species tend to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have two to six leaves, some species up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and the leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).
The flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers. The tulip's seed is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to globe shape. Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber. These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed.
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May 3rd, 2017
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Wow such a stunning and beautiful capture of this exquisite tulip Bruce!! heavenly light and colours here. i enjoy so much the extraordinary fine details!! L/F/FB
Joseph Miko
Gorgeous image Bruce! First I did not know this is a tulip I have to read your description which is a great L/F!
Bruce Bley
R John Ferguson, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Photography only". I truly appreciate it.
Carolyn Rosenberger
Congrats on your Highlight Artist Feature! Gorgeous close-up, fantastic colors! L&F
Donna Kennedy
Exquisite, as always Bruce! Congratulations on your Special Highlighted Artist Feature of the Week in WFS!!...L/F
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations for being one of our present SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED ARTISTS, as you are very deserving of this special honor. Check it out on top of the Homepage of our site. It surely is a true honor to FEATURE THIS BEAUTY ON OUR HOMEPAGE! Your talents and love for art are surely dominant in this beautiful piece of outstanding art work! Thanks so very much for sharing, so we may enjoy and adore the beauty within! LIKED AND FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group) http://fineartamerica.com/groups/wisconsin-flowers-and-scenery.html
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, I want to thank you for selecting me as one of your SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED ARTISTS in the group Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery. I sincerely appreciate the honor and your continued support of my work.
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your work is featured on the homepage of the Pixels/FAA Group Beauty in Art! 5/7/17 - Please share your Feature in our Feature's Discussion thread! Tweeting!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Beauty in Art", Jilian. I sincerely appreciate it.
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY - group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/IllinoisArtPhoto
Bruce Bley replied:
Frank, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "ILLINOS ART PHOTOGRAPHY". I sincerely appreciate it.
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY - group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/ChicagolandArt
Bruce Bley replied:
Frank, I am grateful for the feature in the group "CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nader, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Exploration Photography". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nader, Thank you for the feature in the group "Fine Arts Professionals". I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for your continued support of my work.
Bruce Bley
Kim, Thank you for the feature in the group "Floral Photography and Art". Thank you so much.
Pamela Williams
This unique and creative artwork has been featured on the Art District Group home page. Congrats for this tremendous accomplishment! Please archive your work in the groups "Feature Archives & Thank You Thread"...Pamela
Bruce Bley replied:
Pamela, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Art District. I appreciate the honor and your support.
Michael Mirijan
This delightful picture is featured on the Master page of the “PHENOMENAL CLUB” group, and may it be known, that the author is a full member of that exceptional group. Hearty congratulations to the great artist.
Bruce Bley replied:
Michael Mirijan, Thank you for the feature in the group "PHENOMENAL CLUB". I sincerely appreciate the honor.