Summer Daylily
by Bruce Bley
Title
Summer Daylily
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This orange daylily photograph 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. 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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August 17th, 2017
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Comments (11)
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Pin Me - Daily". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Frank, I am grateful for the feature in the group :"ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY". Thank you for the honor.
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
Michael Mirijan
This delightful picture is featured on the Master page of the “PHENOMENAL CLUB” group, and may it be known, that the author is a full member of that exceptional group. Hearty congratulations to the great artist.
Bruce Bley
Jasna, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Naomi, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "FAA Collectors". I sincerely appreciate it.