Macro of Dark Red Day Lily II
by Linda Brody
Title
Macro of Dark Red Day Lily II
Artist
Linda Brody
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Macro of dark red and yellow day lily.
Daylilies are perennial plants, whose name alludes to the flowers which typically last no more than 24 hours (about a day or so). 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.
A normal, single daylily flower has three petals and three sepals, collectively called tepals, each with a midrib in either the same basic color or a different 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 botanical capsule (often erroneously called a pod since botanical pods are found in Fabaceae, not Hemerocallis).
This Photograph has been featured in the following Groups:
The World We See
Beautiful Flowers
Floral Photography and Art
Macro Marvels
The Most Beautiful Flowers Group
Images that Excite
Lady Photographers and Artists
Visions of Spring/Glances of Summer
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April 22nd, 2015
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Comments (18)
Douglas Wielfaert
I hold this image in high esteem, having sat in the golden hour pondering how I might capture a daylily just like this one. But you seem to have just the right bokeh background with eye-catching flower stamens and nice over-all lighting.
Mona Stut
Wonderful work - Congratulations on your recent Feature in ~ Lady Photographers and Artists.