Come a Little Closer #1 is a photograph by Bruce Bley which was uploaded on July 11th, 2015.
Come a Little Closer #1
This capture of a purple daylily was taken from one of my flower beds.... more
by Bruce Bley
Title
Come a Little Closer #1
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This capture of a purple daylily 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 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.
Uploaded
July 11th, 2015
More from Bruce Bley
Comments (17)
Randy Rosenberger
It is with pride and pleasure that I chose your artwork to be FEATURED on our homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your artwork is very worthy of being featured in our group and for other artists to see and appreciate. Also it is good exposure for your art to be shown to prospective buyers, as it is of the high quality that people are looking for. Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger (admin. of WFS group)
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate your support of my work and for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and scenery. As always thank you for the honor and all the work you do for this group.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Visions Od Spring". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
James, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Beauty". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Tracy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "I Love Photography 2 A Day". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Robyn King
Stunning floral capture Bruce!!! sharing:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment and for sharing my work, Robyn. I truly appreciate it.
Gabriella Weninger - David
WOW... AWESOME macro shot Bruce.... and so GORGEOUS Image!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Gabriella. I appreciate it and thank you for your support.