Picotee Bliss

by Terry Davis

Title

Picotee Bliss

Artist

Terry Davis

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Art, Photo Painting, Photography

Description

The soft, gentle elegance of this flower always reminds me of spring that seems so deliciously gentle in its arrival. The amaryllis comes in many different colors and might be best known as a bright red flower for Christmas. But I am enchanted with these white ones that sport a thin strip of red along their edges.

Amaryllis is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley to Knysna. For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name "amaryllis" is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum, widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors. Plants of the genus Amaryllis are known as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, naked lady, amarillo, Easter lily in Southern Australia or, in South Africa, March lily due to its propensity to flower around March. This is one of numerous genera with the common name "lily" due to their flower shape and growth habit. However, they are only distantly related to the true lily,

IMAGE FEATURED IN:
The 10 Plus group 08/16/20
The Bedroom Art Gallery group 08/15/20
The Philanthropic Artists group 08/11/20
The Your Very Best Photography group 08/09/20
The Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group 08/08/20
The Promote Your Work Here group 08/08/20
The Images That Excite You group 08/08/20
The Flower Beauty group 08/08/20
The 1000 Views group 04/03/18
The 500 Views, 1 Image a Day group 12/31/16
The Road to Self Promotion group 8/16/16

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August 14th, 2016

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