Double the Pleasure #3

This was photograph of a purple daylilies was taken while visiting the Green Bay Botanical Gardens in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I loved the detail of... more

by Bruce Bley

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Double the Pleasure #3

Artist

Bruce Bley

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Photograph - Photography

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This was photograph of a purple daylilies was taken while visiting the Green Bay Botanical Gardens in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I loved the detail of the purple petals and the stamen coming from the throat of the lily. 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.

Lilies are tall perennials. They form naked or tunicless scaly underground bulbs which are their overwintering organs. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Most bulbs are deeply buried, but a few species form bulbs near the soil surface. Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at some depth in the soil, and each year the new stem puts out adventitious roots above the bulb as it emerges from the soil. These roots are in addition to the basal roots that develop at the base of the bulb.
The flowers are large, often fragrant, and come in a range of colours including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. Markings include spots and brush strokes. The plants are late spring- or summer-flowering.

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August 29th, 2013