Into the Cosmo is a photograph by Bruce Bley which was uploaded on August 21st, 2014.
Into the Cosmo
This is a macro shot of a cosmo blossom that I took on a recent visit to the Chicago Botanical Gardens in Glencoe, Chicago.... more
by Bruce Bley
Title
Into the Cosmo
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This is a macro shot of a cosmo blossom that I took on a recent visit to the Chicago Botanical Gardens in Glencoe, Chicago.
Cosmos is native to scrub and meadowland in Mexico where most of the species occur, Florida and the southern United States, Arizona, Central America, and to South America in the north to Paraguay in the south. It is also widespread over the high eastern plains of South Africa, where it was introduced via contaminated horsefeed imported from Argentina during the Anglo-Boer War.
Cosmos are herbaceous perennial plants growing 0.3�2 m (1 ft 0 in�6 ft 7 in) tall. The leaves are simple, pinnate, or bipinnate, and arranged in opposite pairs. The flowers are produced in a capitulum with a ring of broad ray florets and a center of disc florets; flower color is very variable between the different species. The genus includes several ornamental plants popular in gardens. Numerous hybrids and cultivars have been selected and named.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created.
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August 21st, 2014
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Comments (12)
Bruce Bley
Jay, Thank you for the feature in the group "Amateur Photographers- 2 Entries Per Day Please". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Neal, I appreciate the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Chuck, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "AAA Images". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Svetlana, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "The World We See". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Naomi. I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Worldly Photography". It means a lot to me.
Bruce Bley
Nadine and Bob, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "ALL SEASONS Landscapes". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Deb Halloran
Hi Bruce, What an incredible macro shot. Fantastic light and amazing detail...perfection. Nicely done. v/f
Randy Rosenberger
What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage, within our family of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Liked!
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery". I appreciate it very much.