Red Dahlia - Panel Art by Kaye Menner

My macro or close up photograph of a pretty orange red Dahlia, digitally transformed into a panel style image with an altered perspective. ... more

by Kaye Menner

Title

Red Dahlia - Panel Art by Kaye Menner

Artist

Kaye Menner

Medium

Photograph - Photography, Digital Art

Description

My macro or close up photograph of a pretty orange red Dahlia, digitally transformed into a panel style image with an altered perspective.
The perspective of this image I feel would suit a hallway or wall where one would like to view or create a feeling of length in their room.

Upon request, I would be happy to try to alter this image to have the matt or framed outside of the image match your wall color. Just click on my email for any special requests.


Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. A member of the Asteraceae (or Compositae), dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia.

There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 2 in (5.1 cm) diameter or up to 1 ft (30 -cm) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids-that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons-genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele-which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.

The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 12 in (30 cm) to more than 6-8 ft (1.8-2.4 m). The majority of species do not produce scented flowers or cultivars. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.

The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963.The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful.

[from Wikipedia]

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July 23rd, 2015