No Zipper Required

by Connie Handscomb

Title

No Zipper Required

Artist

Connie Handscomb

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Photograph - Photography - Fine Art

Description

Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.
~Mark Twain
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Allium
(Latin for garlic)

Family : Alliaceae

This family includes garlic, onions, chives, scallion, shallots and leeks.

There are approximately 690 species of this genus of perennial. Some can grow to 6 ft (1.m) tall, and are used ornamentally, such the Purple Sensation - commonly called the Flowering Onion - which will eventually burst open into a riot of colourful spokes and form a large ball.

The allium does have medicinal value; it helps the body fight against disease and infection, provides relief against skin conditions such as psoriasis.

In European folklore, the plant was a prescription for good luck and protection against evil.

Since the plant emerges from a single bulb, symbolically it is said to represent Unity, as well as Humility and Patience.

And finally: a patent for An Automatic Continuous Clothing Closure was created in 1851. Today, we call it a zipper.

Sources:

My apologies! I jotted down the notes ... and forgot to note the sources.

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This new allium is slowly unfolding out of its tight constraints, to burst forth into a pretty globe of star-shaped blossoms.

Captured in natural light; unedited; squared .... nature in all its splendour ;)

💕 Heartfelt Gratitude to Macro Marvels for featuring this image

Closed Flower Contest: 3rd Place Win {thank you, everyone!}

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June 5th, 2017

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