Sweet Splendor
by Bruce Bley
Title
Sweet Splendor
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of two tulips was taken while visiting a friend and her flower garden. I like the beautiful colors on the petals and the lighting against the green of the back ground.
The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, of which around 75 wild species are currently accepted[1] and which belongs to the family Liliaceae.[2] The genus's native range extends west to the Iberian Peninsula, through North Africa to Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, throughout the Levant (Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan) and Iran, North to Ukraine, southern Siberia and Mongolia, and east to the Northwest of China.[1] The tulip's centre of diversity is in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tien Shan mountains.[3] It is a typical element of steppe and winter-rain Mediterranean vegetation. A number of species and many hybrid cultivars are grown in gardens, as potted plants, or as cut flowers. Tulip cultivars have usually several species in their direct background, but most have been derived from Tulipa suaveolens, often erroneously listed as Tulipa schrenkii. Tulipa gesneriana is in itself an early hybrid of complex origin and is probably not the same taxon as was described by Conrad Gesner in the 16th century.
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March 10th, 2014
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Comments (20)
Margaret Newcomb
Oooh la la, gorgeous! Perfect print for spring time too. Congrats on being featured in MAKE MINE PINK. I like these pinks!
Bruce Bley replied:
Margaret, Thank you again for the feature in the group "MAKE MINE PINK". I truly appreciate it.
Jeannie Rhode
Bruce, Congratulations on your Featured Image on Flora ! Beautiful work, lovely colors in the tulips with nice lighting. L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice compliment and congrats, Jeannie. I truly appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Bruce Bley
jrr, Thank you for the feature in the group "Loving the colors PURPLE and PINK". I am very grateful for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Shawn, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Seasons of Beauty" I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Thank you again for the feature in the group "FAA Featured Images, Robert. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Darlene Kwiatkowski
Beautiful work! The soft glow is so warm and lovely! fv :)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment and v, Darlene. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "ALL SEASONS Landscape", Nadine and Bob. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Tulips Macros". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I really appreciate the feature in the group "Visions of Spring". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "All Natural Landscapes", Nadine and Bob. I am very grateful for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Karen I really appreciate the feature in the group "ART BY GOD 1 per day". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Shawn, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Wonders of Nature Photography". Thank you so much.
Lori Tordsen
Beautiful and congrats on the feature in Visions Of Spring voted
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment and congrats, Lori. I also want to thank you for the v. I sincerely appreciate it.