Another Glimpse

Another Glimpse - Original photographic artwork by Heidi Smith.... more

by Heidi Smith

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Another Glimpse

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Heidi Smith

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Another Glimpse - Original photographic artwork by Heidi Smith.

I really had no intention of photographing this Thai Silk Rose Chiffon California Poppy again - until I saw that on this particular bloom the entire inside of the petals were creamy yellow with no pink like the other blooms.

It is a perennial or annual growing to 5�60 in (13�150 cm) tall, with alternately branching glaucous blue-green foliage. The leaves are ternately divided into round, lobed segments. The flowers are solitary on long stems, silky-textured, with four petals, each petal 2 to 6 cm (0.79 to 2.4 in) long and broad; flower color ranges from yellow to orange, with flowering from February to September. The petals close at night or in cold, windy weather and open again the following morning, although they may remain closed in cloudy weather.[1] The fruit is a slender, dehiscent capsule 3 to 9 cm (1.2 to 3.5 in) long, which splits in two to release the numerous small black or dark brown seeds. It survives mild winters in its native range, dying completely in colder climates.

Its native habitat includes California, extending to Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora and northwest Baja California.[1]
The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is located in northern Los Angeles County, California. At the peak of the blooming season, orange petals seem to cover all 1,745 acres (706 ha) of the reserve. Other prominent locations of California poppy meadows are in Bear Valley (California, Colusa County), Point Buchon and numerous other locations.

Source - Wikipedia

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June 6th, 2013