She Wore Red
by Connie Handscomb
Title
She Wore Red
Artist
Connie Handscomb
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Description
Without colour or its equilvalent, life to me would be dark, barren, a vast blackness.
~ Helen Keller
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Dahlia
Family : Compositae (Asteraceae)
Cultivated species are named variabilis, distinguishing it from the wild forms of Mexico and Guatemala.
From midsummer through to the first frost, the dahlia blooms, from size small to dinner plate size, in every colour but blue. Its history is a proud one: Napoleon's Josephine planted the dahlia in her garden in France. After the Napoleonic Wars, it became the most popular plant in England and throughout the early 1800's, was the most popular plant across Europe.
There are 27 species of dahlia, which belong to the largest family of flowering plants (14,000 species). From these 27 species, over 57,000 forms have been cultivated.
The flower types of the dahlia are several: the chrysanthemum, the peony, the star, the pompon, the single flower, the anemone, the collerete, the waterlily, the Fimbriated, the double orchid, the formal decorative, the ball, the cactus, and the semi-cactus.
The dahlia is the national flower of Mexico. The early Aztecs used to eat the tubers for food.
Source:
Gardener's Guide to Growing Dahlias [G. Rowland]
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Taken in natural light ; Undedited; Uncropped, : Nature in all its natural splendour.
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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to World Of Dahlias for featuring this image.
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January 2nd, 2014
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Comments (11)
Sunil Kapadia
Brilliant interpretation. Love that flow of red around the bright yellow. Like a dance performing on a stage with a red flowing gown. So graceful and vibrant. L/F
Chrystyne Novack
Beautiful red hues of the petals that just draw my eye inward to the lovely details of the golden toned center of this Dahila. Very lovely.
Robert Fawcett
excellent capture !!
Connie Handscomb replied:
Sorry, Robert, I guess you visited here at one time, & I missed it altogether! ; {thankyou!} :))
Jennifer Doll
Beautiful image!!
Connie Handscomb replied:
One of my first 'dahlia' images ... which I still like for its Fluidity ; so pleased you like it too :)))
Darlene Kwiatkowski
Beautiful macro!! Love the red hot tones and center clarity! fv :)
Connie Handscomb replied:
Darlene, Hello! & my big thanks to you ....yes, this was a really drippy scarlet bloom; glad you like it :)))
Music of the Heart
Takes my breath away. Such a pretty macro! LF
Connie Handscomb replied:
ok, ... looks like I slipped up & didn't "reply" .. I don't know if you got the 'Comment' I posted to thank you ♫ Music ... {oops .. } : thank you! for this, for everything .. always ... :)))