Sleeping Beauty
by Nina Silver
Title
Sleeping Beauty
Artist
Nina Silver
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph With Creative Digital Enhancements
Description
The poppy is a delicate perennial flower that comes up in late spring. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colorful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, produces edible seeds, and is also the source of the crude drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic drug.
Some species are monocarpic, dying after flowering. Poppies can be over 4 feet tall with flowers up to six inches across. The flowers have 4 to 6 petals, many stamens forming a conspicuous whorl in the centre of the flower and an ovary consisting of from 2 to many fused carpels. The petals are showy, may be of almost any color and some have markings. The petals are crumpled in the bud and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling away.
Most species secrete latex when injured. Bees use poppies as a pollen source. The pollen of the oriental poppy, Papaver orientale, is dark blue, that of the field or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is grey to dark green.
Of course, those of us who know the ins and outs of the famous story, 'The Wizard Of Oz' alsoknow that poppies can be used to put people to sleep.
This is my 'Sleeping Beauty'.
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June 16th, 2015
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Comments (29)
Nina Silver
Thank you to Brooks Garten Hauschild for featuring this photograph in 'Wild About Poppies'.
Toni Abdnour
I like how the textured purple background brings out the softness of the pink poppy! Well done, Nina! l/f
Vickie Emms
Congratulations on your promotion in the Poppies Flower Discussion in Floral Throw Pillows Group - Pinned to Pinterest
Nina Silver replied:
Thanks so much for the promotion of my work, Vickie. I really appreciate it, and I'm delighted to have so many people visiting my collection.
Vickie Emms
Congratulations on your promotion in the Pink Flower Discussion Thread in Floral Throw Pillows
Sandra Foster
Nina, this is so beautiful! A f/l and pinned here: http://www.pinterest.com/sandrafpins/fine-art-america-art-by-others/.
Nina Silver replied:
Sandra, thanks so much for the lovely compliments of my work, and for featuring it on Pinterest.