In the Heat of the Day
by Bruce Bley
Title
In the Heat of the Day
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This image of daylily was taken from one of my flower beds last year.
Daylily is the common name for plants of the genus Hemerocallis Daylily cultivar flowers are highly diverse in color and form, as a result of hybridization efforts of gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists.
Daylilies are perennial plants, whose name alludes to the flowers which typically last no more than 24 hours. The flowers of most species open in early morning and wither during the following night, possibly replaced by another one on the same scape (flower stalk) the next day. Some species are night-blooming. Daylilies are not commonly used as cut flowers for formal flower arranging, yet they make good cut flowers otherwise as new flowers continue to open on cut stems over several days.
Most kinds of daylilies occur as clumps, each of which has leaves, a crown, flowers, and roots. The long, linear lanceolate leaves are grouped into opposite fans with arching leaves. The crown is the small white portion between the leaves and the roots. Along the scape of some kinds of daylilies, small leafy "proliferations" form at nodes or in bracts. A proliferation forms roots when planted and is often an exact clone of its parent plant. Many kinds of daylilies have thickened roots in which they store food and water.
A normal, single daylily flower has three petals and three sepals, collectively called tepals, each with a midrib in either the same or a contrasting color. The centermost part of the flower, called the throat, usually is of a different color than the more distal areas of the tepals. Each flower usually has six stamens, each with a two-lobed anther. After successful pollination, a flower forms a capsule (often erroneously called a pod).
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work in the various galleries on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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March 20th, 2015
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Comments (23)
Marsha Heiken
Bruce,this is a gorgous flower. We have them come up every year. Thanks for the info they live only 24 hours. Bad News. I am not well and trying to get as much done in between Chronic Fatigue sleeping etc. I am happy to get your info. I love looking at your Gallery. Thanks for all the support! Friend,Marsha F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment, Marsha. I hope you are feeling better soon. Thank you for all your encouraging comments. I sincerely appreciate it.
Nikolyn McDonald
I love day lilies - excellent macro and nice presentation in the long, narrow format.
Bruce Bley
Jordan, I appreciate the feature in the group "AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS- 2 PER DAY Limit". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Sharon, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Macro". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Naomi, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "All Flowers". I truly appreciate it.
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". I sincerely appreciate the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Pamela, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "1 A Day Waiting Room Art". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
James, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Beauty". I appreciate it and thank you for your continued support of my work.
Bruce Bley
Tracy, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "self-taught artists Your Own". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Martin, Thank you for the feature in the group "Flower Mania". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Magic Is Believing in Yourself. If you can do that, You can create anything. . . .. We love your creation.....
Bruce Bley replied:
I am glad you enjoyed this work, Bob and Nadine. Thank you for the kind and gracious comment.
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