Pink Jewel is a photograph by Bruce Bley which was uploaded on April 3rd, 2015.
Pink Jewel
This image of daylily was taken from one of my flower beds this past year.... more
by Bruce Bley
Title
Pink Jewel
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This image of daylily was taken from one of my flower beds 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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April 3rd, 2015
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Bruce Bley
Johanna, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Photography and Nature 101. I truly appreciate the honor and your continued support of my work.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Camera Art", Pam. I sincerely appreciate it.
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #10 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "The World We See", Robyn. I sincerely appreciate it.
Chrisann Ellis
Bruce, Your Work has been Featured On The Home Page of Weekly Fun in All Mediums..For Colorful Work!...Congrats!!!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Weekly Fun in All Mediums", Chrisann. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Visions Of Spring". Thank you so much.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
John, I appreciate the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Lilies - Lotuses". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Macro Marvels", Doug. Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Janis, I appreciate the feature in the group "Its a Small World". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Svetlana, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "The World We See". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Tracy, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "I Love Photography 2 A Day". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Martin, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Flower Mania". Thank you so much.