Perfect Lady
by Bruce Bley
Title
Perfect Lady
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a miniature white dahlia was taken while visiting a local greenhouse.
Dahlias are a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native mainly in Mexico, but also Central America, and Colombia. A member of the Asteraceae or Compositae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum and zinnia. There are at least 36 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 in (5.1 cm) diameter or up to 1 ft (30 cm) ("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 in (30 cm) to more than 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m). 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.
The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963. The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful.
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April 25th, 2014
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Comments (21)
Bruce Bley
Thank you again for the feature in the group "The Artistic Photographer on Fine Art America", Dawn.
Bruce Bley
Eva, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Enhanced Floral Arts - 3 per day". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Pamela, I really appreciate the feature in the group "3 A Day Waiting Room ART". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dawn, Thank you so mcu for the feature in the group "The Artistic Photographer". I really appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
James, I want to thank you for the feature in the group Beauty". I am very grateful for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Donna, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "The Gold Standard". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "World of Dahlias". I really appreciate it.
Michael Eingle
Beautiful image Bruce! Really nice detail and soft light! L
Bruce Bley replied:
Michael, I thank you for the wonderful comment on this work. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Deena Athans
Wow breathtaking macro!!! :))
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the wonderful comment, Deena. I am glad you enjoyed this photograph. Thank you for visiting.
Bruce Bley
Svetlana. I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group " The World We See". Thank you so much.
Deb Halloran
Hi Bruce, She is perfect indeed:))) Gorgeous contrasts, detail and light. Congrats on your many features..nicely done. v/f