Pink Frills is a photograph by Bruce Bley which was uploaded on March 29th, 2015.
Pink Frills
This image of daylily was taken on a drive through my community this past year.... more
by Bruce Bley
Title
Pink Frills
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This image of daylily was taken on a drive through my community this past year.
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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March 29th, 2015
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Comments (22)
Elizabeth Winter
What a beautiful lily, but with a name like that its gotta be awesome! Love the soft pink color and the details of this capture! Very nice Bruce! f/v
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Elizabeth. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the v and visit.
Gabriella Weninger - David
This is a very rare color ... very beautiful flower and great capture Bruce!
Bruce Bley
Dan. I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Svetlana, Thank you again for the feature in the group "The World We See". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Tracy, I appreciate the feature in the group "I Love Photography 2 A Day". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Pamela, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "1 A Day Waiting Room Art". I really appreciate the honor.
Deb Halloran
Bruce, This lily is simply gorgeous with beautiful soft colors, detail and light...excellent photography. Nicely done. v/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful words of encouragement and the compliment, Deb. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Chrisann, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Weekly FUN For ALL Mediums COLORFUL WORK". Thank you so much and thank you for your support.
Marina Kojukhova
Oh..WOW This is such a beautiful image Bruce!! L/F
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind compliment, Marina. I truly appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Randy Rosenberger
This piece of fine artwork has earned the honor of being chosen to show off to other artists and prospective buyers here in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is an honor to share this piece of well composed and beautiful art on our homepage. Thanks much for sharing! Liked and Faved Randy B. Rosenberger (administrator of the WFS group)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery". I sincerely appreciate the honor and your support.