White Poppy Closeup
by Bruce Bley
Title
White Poppy Closeup
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colorful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the crude drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drugs. It also produces edible seeds. Following the trench warfare which took place in the poppy fields of Flanders during World War I, poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.
Poppies are herbaceous annual, biennial or short-lived perennial plants. Some species are monocarpic, dying after flowering. Poppies can be over 4 feet tall with flowers up to six inches across. Flowers of species (not cultivars) have 4 to 6 petals, many stamens forming a conspicuous whorl in the center of the flower and an ovary of from 2 to many fused carpels. The petals are showy, may be of almost any color in the and some have markings. The petals are crumpled in the bud and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling away. In the temperate zones, poppies bloom from spring into early summer.
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April 27th, 2017
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Maria Hunt
Congratulations, Bruce, on your fgrand 2nd place Finish in the Cosmos and Poppies Contest for Exquisite Florals group Well done. F/L
Maria Urso
Congratulations Bruce! Your "White Poppy Closeup" won 2nd Place in the Cosmos and Poppies Contest for Exquisite Florals group, Exquisite capture and closeup of this gorgeous poppy.
Bruce Bley replied:
Maria, I am so happy. Thank you for sponsoring the contest and the kind words. I greatly appreciate it.
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
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY - group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/ChicagolandArt
Bruce Bley replied:
Frank, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
John, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Judy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "USA Photographers Only". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Maria, Thank you for the feature in the group "Exquisite Florals". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jasna, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nader, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Fine Arts Professionals". Thank you so much.
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