Summer Cheer is a photograph by Bruce Bley which was uploaded on August 6th, 2014.
Summer Cheer
This photograph of yellow Gerber Daisies was taken while visiting a local greenhouse in Rock Falls, Illinois. I hope you have enjoyed this... more
by Bruce Bley
Title
Summer Cheer
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of yellow Gerber Daisies was taken while visiting a local greenhouse in Rock Falls, Illinois. I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
Gerbera daisies is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae). It was named in honour of the German botanist and naturalist Traugott Gerber (1743) who travelled extensively in Russia and was a friend of Carolus Linnaeus.
It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia. Gerbera is also commonly known as the African Daisy.
Gerbera species bear a large capitulum with striking, two-lipped ray florets in yellow, orange, white, pink or red colours. The capitulum, which has the appearance of a single flower, is actually composed of hundreds of individual flowers. The morphology of the flowers varies depending on their position in the capitulum.
Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The domesticated cultivars are mostly a result of a cross between Gerbera jamesonii and another South African species Gerbera viridifolia. The cross is known as Gerbera hybrida. Thousands of cultivars exist. They vary greatly in shape and size. Colours include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The centre of the flower is sometimes black. Often the same flower can have petals of several different colours
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August 6th, 2014
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Bruce Bley
jrr, Thank you for the feature in the group "Loving the Color YELLOW". I truly appreciate it.
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Sharon, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Greeting Cards. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
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Neal, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". Thank you for the honor.
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Neal, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". Thank you for the honor.
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Linda, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "The Awe Factor". Thank you for the honor.
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Denyse, Thank you for the feature in the group "Amazing FAA Photographers". I appreciate the honor.
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Dora, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Visions of Spring". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Shirley, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Gerber Daisies" Thank you for the honor.
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Marinescu, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". Thank you so much.
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Chuck, thank you for the feature in the group, "AAA Images. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
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Svetlana. I truly appreciate the feature in the group "The World We See". Thank you for the honor and your support.
T Sydorenko
Beautiful macro floral Bruce, f/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind words, T Sydorenko. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the L.
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