At The Opera is a photograph by Connie Handscomb which was uploaded on February 21st, 2014.
At The Opera
Then she played music for the stars, for the garden, for the mountains she could not see in the darkness but which she knew were there.... more
Title
At The Opera
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Then she played music for the stars, for the garden, for the mountains she could not see in the darkness but which she knew were there."
~ Paulo Coelho [fr Veronika Decides To Die]
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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 FAA groups for featuring this image :
World Of Dahlias
Dahlias
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February 21st, 2014
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Comments (10)
Connie Handscomb
oh oh, Doug; some time ago you featured this image in Dahlias ... here is a very late Thank You! :))
Laurie Search
Oooh...gorgeous color, light, and shadows, Connie!!! :)))fv
Connie Handscomb replied:
Laurie , nice to see you .. always! it's such a rich colour really do think She went to the opera in her garb :)))
Nandika Dutt
So amazing photography...............L/F
Connie Handscomb replied:
Nandika, thank you for coming to visit .. nice to meet you & so happy you liked my image :)))
Deyanira Harris
Wonderful image of this beautiful flowers Connie!! lfv
Connie Handscomb replied:
Deyanira, you are always so kind! ... I hope I don't run out of Thank you's! :)))
Barbara O'renya
Wonderful close up, I feel like a tiny creature surrounded by deep shades of pink, and soft petals to climb and jump on ... ;) L&F
Connie Handscomb replied:
Love your original, creative mind .. & your compliment {it made me smile}; thank you so much, Barbara! :)))
Connie Handscomb
Dora, it's me! thank you again! the World of Dahlias feature is really & truly appreciated :)))
Martina Fagan
lovely work
Connie Handscomb replied:
Hi Martina! thank you so much ... I really do appreciate the time you take to see my images :)))
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