Summer Beauty in the Garden
by Bruce Bley
Title
Summer Beauty in the Garden
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a pink daylily was taken from one of my flower beds this past summer.
Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.
Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from 2-6 ft. They form naked or tunicless scaly underground bulbs which are their overwintering organs. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Most bulbs are deeply buried, but a few species form bulbs near the soil surface. Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at some depth in the soil, and each year the new stem puts out adventitious roots above the bulb as it emerges from the soil. These roots are in addition to the basal roots that develop at the base of the bulb.
The flowers are large, often fragrant, and come in a range of colours including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. Markings include spots and brush strokes. The plants are late spring- or summer-flowering. Flowers are borne in racemes or umbels at the tip of the stem, with six tepals spreading or reflexed, to give flowers varying from funnel shape to a "Turk's cap". The tepals are free from each other, and bear a nectary at the base of each flower. The ovary is 'superior', borne above the point of attachment of the anthers.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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August 25th, 2017
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Comments (31)
Bruce Bley
Colin, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Flowers". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Maxine Billings
WOW, Bruce, what a stunning capture!!! Love the precise details!!!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful comment, Maxine. I am glad you enjoyed this work and thank you for the visit.
Bruce Bley
Ludwig, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Artist News". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Alfonso, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Artistic Flower Photo". I appreciate the honor.
Alfonso Garcia
Spectacular details in this macro!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Alfonso. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
David, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". I appreciate the honor.
Betsy Zimmerli
Love the crop, the soft color & shadow, Bruce.
Bruce Bley replied:
I am glad you enjoyed this work, Betsy. Thank you for the kind comment and visit.
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY - group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/IllinoisArtPhoto
Bruce Bley replied:
Frank, I am grateful for the feature in the group "ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Martin, Thank you for the feature in the group "Flower Mania". I sincerely appreciate it.