Orange Dahlia Blossom
by Bruce Bley
Title
Orange Dahlia Blossom
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Orange Dahlia Blossom" was taken while visiting a local greenhouse in Rock Falls, Illinois. I am always looking for flowers to illustrate color, detail, and beautiful lighting.
This is a dahlia which is one of 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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June 20th, 2018
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Comments (23)
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
What a stunning and beautiful capture of this exquisite dahlia blossom Bruce!! fabulous light, energy and colours. totally sharing!! L/F/FB
Bruce Bley
Julie, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Beautiful Flowers". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Jenn, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Bath and Spa Prints". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Darren thank you so much for the feature in the group "Flower Art 3 A Day". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Chrisann, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Weekly Fun For All Mediums Your Favorite In Your Gallery". I sincerely appreciate it.
Marsha Heiken
Bruce,This is a fantastic Macro ! Great color and composition! Sorry late,but I haven't felt well,just off and on. Thanks for your kindness! Marsha FL
Bruce Bley
Kim, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Floral Photography And Art". I truly 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, I am grateful for the feature in the group "ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
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