Purple Passion
by Bruce Bley
Title
Purple Passion
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Purple Passion" 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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May 28th, 2018
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Comments (15)
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations for having this great piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. I am proud to be able to support and promote all artists within our group. I very much enjoyed viewing the masterfully done piece from you portfolio to show off to all other artists and to attract perspective buyers. Thanks for sharing your beautiful artwork with all FAA members. Well worthy of this recognition.
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations for having this great piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. I am proud to be able to support and promote all artists within our group. I very much enjoyed viewing the masterfully done piece from you portfolio to show off to all other artists and to attract perspective buyers. Thanks for sharing your beautiful artwork with all FAA members. Well worthy of this recognition.
Marsha Heiken
Bruce this is a FABULOUS Dahlia purple,one of my fave colors. You are a super phototograpers. Friend,Marsha FL
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Pin Me - Daily". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Darren, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Flower Art 3 A Day". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Kim, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Floral Photography and Art". I sincerely appreciate it.
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