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Title: Strawberry Shortcake Daylilies
Medium: Digital Photography
Photographer: Aaron J. Greenblatt
Camera Type: Panasonic DMC-LZ7 Lumix 7.2 MP
Editing: Edited in PhotoShop 7.0 for color accuracy, size, and to apply copyright and border.

Location: Photograph taken on my property in White Lake, Michigan.

Description: I wasn't going to upload any more flower images for a while but then these flowers bloomed in my garden and I just HAD to take a picture of them for people to see. These are a type of flower called a daylily and this variety is called Strawberry Shortcake. I bought three of these plants at Lowe's but was disappointed to find out that only one plant blooms with this incredible coloration. The other two have flowers which are more brown in color instead of pink. They're not as pretty but I kept them all the same since they're at least interesting to look at.

About Daylilies: Daylilies comprise the small genus Hemerocallis of flowering perennial plants in the family Hemerocallidaceae. They are not true lilies. The flowers of most species open at sunrise and wither at sunset, possibly replaced by another one on the same stem the next day. Some species are night-blooming.

Originally native from Europe to China, Korea, and Japan, their large showy flowers have made them popular worldwide. There are over 60,000 registered cultivars. Only a few cultivars are scented. Some cultivars rebloom later in the season, particularly if their developing seedpods are removed. The flowers of some species are edible and are used in Chinese cuisine. They are sold (fresh or dried) in Asian markets as gum jum or golden needles or yellow flower vegetables. They are used in hot and sour soup, daylily soup, Buddha's delight, and moo shu pork.

Information Source: [link] (wiki)

Legal: Copyright © Aaron J. Greenblatt. All rights reserved. Commercial use prohibited. This image and commentary may not be used for any reason without expressed written consent.


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:iconariyasnow:
Beautiful. You did capture their color and texture nicely. Composition is great, I love how the three sit in the photo. I wish there was some DoF. The background texture sorta fights to overtake the flowers look. But, overall nicely done. :)

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:iconmngamojemo:
What neat flowers. I could have sworn they were painted.

There's a good balance of blacks in the midground and background, and this is very well framed. There could be more space between the bottom flower and the bottom of the image, though. The form of the bottom flower isn't quite as neat as the rest because there's so much flat pink, and something could have been done to offset that.

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:iconbabajuice:
aww these are beautiful,
I used to have some similar flowers in my front garden but then we moved house =[
:iconundistilled:
Thank you.

You do know that when you move from house to house, typically you can take some plants with you - especially perennials. You may not be able to take the entire plant, but you can take cuttings from them. Then you can plant them at your new house.

:)

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:iconundistilled:
You make some excellent suggestions.

Thank you. :)

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:iconbabajuice:
DANG..

Ill go sneak back there in the middle of the night and get some :D
:iconundistilled:
:lol:

You can probably just ask for a cutting - or depending on the type of perennial, a clump or a tuber.

Most gardeners I've met usually don't mind sharing their perennials - since typically perennials keep growing and eventually have to be dug up and separated anyways.

:)

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:iconbloodxpig:
Wow, these are gorgeous, I didnt think they were real at first, really beautiful :nod:

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