Romance in the Garden
by Bruce Bley
Title
Romance in the Garden
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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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October 10th, 2014
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Comments (55)
Bruce Bley
Karin, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Loving macro. I sincerely appreciate it.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group :-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "The World We See", Robyn. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your wonderful artwork being featured in Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit! ! LF
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Camera Art". Pamela. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
David, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". Than you so much.
Bruce Bley
Kim, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Floral Photography and Art". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Patricia, Thank you for the feature in the group "Art Submissions To PKA". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Mariola, I am grateful for the feature in the group "500 Views -1 Image a Day". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Darren, Thank you for the feature in the group "Flower Art 3 A Day". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Beth, I am grateful for the feature in the group "500 And Beyond Fine Art Group". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Judy, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "USA Photographers Only". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Naomi, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Wsiting Room Art". I appreciate the honor.
Suzanne Gaff
Love your sepias, Bruce! Mine always come out too rusty colored! Yours are just right. Blessings, Suzanne fav/L
Anne McDonald
Bruce, this is stunning and so timeless!!!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment, Anne. I am glad you enjoyed this work. Thank you for visiting.
Wanda Brandon
So beautiful. Love the toning and the wonderful sharpness. f/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful comment and L, Wanda. It is good to hear from you again.
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