Morning Bloom #9
by Bruce Bley
Title
Morning Bloom #9
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This capture of a pink daylily was taken while visiting a friend and his flower garden in Sterling, Illinois.
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 and will share it with others. 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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Bruce Bley
Robert, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "New FAA Uploads Limit One Per Day". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Pamela, Thank you for the feature in the group "Camera Art". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your fabulous artwork being featured in one of FAA's newer Groups - Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group or any other thread that it would fit in! LF
Bruce Bley
Mariola, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "500 Views - 1 Image a Day". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Johanna, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Photography And Nature 101". I sincerely appreciate it.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group :-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "The World We See, Robyn. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Frank, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY". I truly appreciate it.
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
Joanna, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "All About Nature And The Animals". Thank you for the honor.
Jeannie Rhode Photography
Bruce, Sharing my Congratulations on your recent Feature in Floral Photography and Art !
Bruce Bley
Mahir, I want to thank you for the feature in the group 'Beauty of photography". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nader, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Fine Arts Professionals" Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Maria, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Exquisite Florals". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Darren, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "3 A Day The Art Of Flowers". I truly appreciate the honor.
Maria Urso
Absolutely stunning color on this lily, wonderful capture of its detail Bruce! Your photography never ceases to astound me :)