Looking on the Inside
by Bruce Bley
Title
Looking on the Inside
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 (10 cm) and 28 inches (71 cm) 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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December 30th, 2014
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Comments (23)
Marsha Heiken
Bruce,what a wonderful macro. It shows the complete details of the inside of a Tilip.Awesome. Friend,Marsha F/L
Bruce Bley
Eva, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Enhanced Floral Arts - 3 per day". I truly appreciate it and thank you for your support.
Bruce Bley
Chuck, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "3 a day AAA Images". I sincerely appreciate the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Sheree, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Garden of Hope". I truly appreciate the honor.
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful color and clarity!...f/t/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful comment and promotions, Donna. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Denyse, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Amazing FAA Photographers". Thank you so much.
Marcia Colelli
Very lovely close up capture of this beautiful Tulip L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious compliment and L, Marcia. I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Bob and Nadine, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "ALL SEASONS Landscapes". I really appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Dora, Thank you for the feature in the group "Visions of Spring". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
I want to thank you again for the feature in the group "Waiting Room Art", Naomi. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Naomi, I appreciate the feature in the group "Worldly Photography". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Chrisann, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Weekly FUN For ALL Mediums Proud work of 2014". Thank you so much for the honor.
Sandi OReilly
Another beauty, Bruce, love the colors, great macro!! f/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the nice comment and support, Sandi. I really appreciate it and Happy New Year!!