Summer Dahlia
by Bruce Bley
Title
Summer Dahlia
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Summer Dahlia" was taken while strolling through Pikes Market in Seattle, Washington a few days ago. 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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August 8th, 2017
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Comments (47)
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, Thank you for the feature in the group "Contemporary". I sincerely appreciate it.
Kathy M Krause
Bruce, this is an exceptional capture of this gorgeous dahlia! So very beautiful! L/F
Bruce Bley
Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography Art Collections, Thank you for the feature in the group "Niche". I truly appreciate it.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Robyn, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "The World We See". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography Thank you for the feature in the group "Your Very Best Photography". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography Thank you for the feature in the group "New FAA Uploads Limit One Per Day". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Jenn, Thank you for the feature in the group "Bath and Spa Prints". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Alfonso, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Artistic Flower Photography". Thank you for the honor.
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