Regal Beauty
by Bruce Bley
Title
Regal Beauty
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This capture of a purple daylily was taken from one of my flower beds.
Daylily is the common name for plants of the genus Hemerocallis Daylily cultivar flowers are highly diverse in color and form, as a result of hybridization efforts of gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists.
Daylilies are perennial plants, whose name alludes to the flowers which typically last no more than 24 hours. The flowers of most species open in early morning and wither during the following night, possibly replaced by another one on the same scape (flower stalk) the next day. Some species are night-blooming. Daylilies are not commonly used as cut flowers for formal flower arranging, yet they make good cut flowers otherwise as new flowers continue to open on cut stems over several days.
Most kinds of daylilies occur as clumps, each of which has leaves, a crown, flowers, and roots. The long, linear lanceolate leaves are grouped into opposite fans with arching leaves. The crown is the small white portion between the leaves and the roots. Along the scape of some kinds of daylilies, small leafy "proliferations" form at nodes or in bracts. A proliferation forms roots when planted and is often an exact clone of its parent plant. Many kinds of daylilies have thickened roots in which they store food and water.
A normal, single daylily flower has three petals and three sepals, collectively called tepals, each with a midrib in either the same or a contrasting color. The centermost part of the flower, called the throat, usually is of a different color than the more distal areas of the tepals. Each flower usually has six stamens, each with a two-lobed anther. After successful pollination, a flower forms a capsule (often erroneously called a pod).
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work in the various galleries on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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July 6th, 2015
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Comments (14)
Bruce Bley
Romuald, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". Thank you for the honor and your continued support of my work.
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE IMAGE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America, MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!
Bruce Bley replied:
Barbara, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION". I sincerely appreciate the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Martin, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Flower Mania". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Ludwig, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "ALL Fine Artwork". I am grateful for the honor.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
John, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You!". I truly appreciate the honor and your support.
Gabriella Weninger - David
Wow.. what a stunnung macro shot and sooo wonderful flower and image Bruce!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious compliment, Gabriella. I sincerely appreciate it.