Columbine in Bloom
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Columbine in Bloom
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy
Photographed in natural light, Cedar City, Utahβ¦
The Colorado state flower, Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) is planted for its beautiful blue and white flowers. Native to the higher elevations of the intermountain West, is best suited to mountain gardens and areas of the West with cool nights.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant often found at elevations of 6,900 to 12,100 ft. This beautiful plant can grow to 8β24 inches tall, with flowers sprouting in inflorescences produced from the shoot apical meristem. The flowers are very variable in color, from pale blue (as in the species name coerulea) to white, pale yellow and pinkish; very commonly the flowers are bicolored, with the sepals a different shade to the petals. They consist of five petals, five sepals and an ovary surrounded by 50 to 130 stamens. Five long spurs hang below the calyx and contain nectar at their tips, accessible only to hawkmoths. In addition to hawkmoths, pollinators for this flower include bumble-bees, solitary bees and syphrid flies.
Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Macro Marvels
-Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery
-Your Very Best Photography
-Black Background and Color
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June 9th, 2023
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Comments (46)
Angeles M Pomata
Gorgeous capture, Donna!! Fabulous contrast, light, and textures in this elegant photo. L/F/T
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Columbine in Bloom composition, lighting, shading, lovely color and artwork! Congratulations on your well deserved Special Feature of the Week! F/L
Hanne Lore Koehler
Gorgeous columbine capture, Donna! Beautiful sunlight, shadows and color on black background! L/F/T
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your camera art has been nominated as a Special Feature by a fellow artist Camera Art member for your superb art in Camera Art Group!! You are invited to post your art in the "SPECIAL FEATURE ARCHIVE DISCUSSION in the Camera Art group. Please share the love by nominating a fellow artist whose work is in Camera Art Group. You can do that in the specific "SPECIAL FEATURES NOMINATIONS ONLY- VOL 8β discussion in the Camera Art Group.
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