Dad's Favorite Dahlia
by Bruce Bley
Title
Dad's Favorite Dahlia
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. There are 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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September 20th, 2015
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Comments (20)
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.
Beverly Canterbury
Beautiful... gorgeous colors and details! L/F
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment and visit, Beverly. I am glad you enjoyed this work.
Bruce Bley
Lisa, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Thoughts of Flowers". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Jeff, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Pleasing The Eye". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the feature in the group "World of Dahlias". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Neal, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
David, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". I sincerely appreciate the honor and your continued support.
Jeffrey Miklush
Congratulations, your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a Feature on the home page of the Amateur Photographers – 1 per Day Limit group !!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Amateur Photographers – 1 per Day Limit group". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
John, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". Thank you so much.
Lisa Phillips
Beautiful work, Bruce. I have featured your image in the FAA group "Thoughts of Flowers".
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment and feature in the group "Thoughts of Flowers", Lisa. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Randy Rosenberger
I am very pleased to make this special FEATURE, on our homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Homepage. It is of the highest quality and integrity and this piece of artwork is very well deserving of high accolades by all members of FAA! I am proud to display and promote your grand artworks, and am very happy to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists within our WFS group. Liked & Faved Forever, Elvis
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery", Randy. I appreciate it very much and thank you for your continued support.
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