Pink Dahlia

by Bruce Bley

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Pink Dahlia

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Bruce Bley

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Photograph - Photography

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This Dahlia was taken when visiting a local flower nursery. I enjoy taking macro shots of flowers showing the detail, patterns and colors that a flower has. This Dahlias 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.

I hope you have enjoyed this work. You can see more of my work on my website. Thank you for visiting and please come back.

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May 27th, 2020

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