There is a Suprise in Every Package
by Bruce Bley
Title
There is a Suprise in Every Package
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro photograph of a red tulip was taken while visiting a friend and her flower garden.
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants are between 4 inches (10 cm) and 28 inches (71 cm) high. The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes with leaves in a rosette at ground level and a single flowering stalk arising from amongst the leaves. Tulip stems have few leaves. Larger species tend to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have two to six leaves, some species up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and the leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).
The flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers. The tulip's seed is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to globe shape. Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber.[6] These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. 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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April 21st, 2015
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Comments (31)
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Contemporary". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Pin Me - Daily". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Mariola, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "500 Views -1 Image A Day". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Maria, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Exquisite Florals". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I sincerely appreciate it.
Sharon Nelson-Bianco
Hi Bruce, gorgeous macro of this lovely tulip. An explosion of color. Great work! Congratulations on your feature in Floral Photography & Art. Best regards, Sharon LF
Bruce Bley
Kim, Thank you for the feature in the group "Floral Photography and Art". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Dan, I appreciate the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". Thank you so much for your support.
Bruce Bley
Navin, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "T100 Appreciating Quality Works From All Mediums 1 a day". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Chrisann, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Weekly FUN For All Mediums". Thank you so much.
Gabriella Weninger - David
What a WONDERFUL image and fantastic capture Bruce!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Gabriella. I am glad you enjoyed this work.
Bruce Bley
Colette. I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group Orange - Yellow- Red Photography. Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Colin, I want to thank you for the feature and your support in the group "Flowers". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jeff, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Pleasing The Eye". Thank you so much for your support.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
John. I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". I sincerely appreciate the honor.