Victoria Water Lily
by Julie Palencia
Title
Victoria Water Lily
Artist
Julie Palencia
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I took this image at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Each flower lasts just 48 hours, on the first night the white (female) opens luring its pollinator (a beetle) with its heady, tuberose scent. After closing for the day, the flower reopens pink and now is a male. On the second night it releases the pollen-coated beetle before submerging to form seeds. Truly unique and rare.
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December 17th, 2012
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Comments (20)
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on the Flowers Up Close group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L
Randy Rosenberger
It is with great pride and pleasure that I showcase this beautiful piece of your art work on the HOMEPAGE of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group site. I believe your works to be well composed, masterfully displayed, and a true joy to view. Thanks for sharing your talents with our members of WFS group and all members on FAA. Your excellence sets a standard to be proud of. LIKED and FAVED Forever, Elvis
Julie Palencia
Thank you Randy for the feature in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, appreciate it.
Julie Palencia
Thank you Svetlana for featuring my image, Victoria Water Lily in The World We See group, appreciate it.
Mary Myers
Get a load of those stickers!!! I never realized that there was so many on the bottom of a lily pad until I picked up the edge of one and looked under. Rank right long with a cactus for being hazardous. Interesting photo--interesting description. Would love to see what the bloom looks like. Thanks for sharing.
Julie Palencia replied:
Thank you Mary, I haven't been able to be there at the right time afterwards to capture the other blooms.
Phyllis Denton
Spectacular!! Awesome macro shot and I enjoyed your description-----thank you for sharing----voted!
Julie Palencia
Thank you Sharon for featuring my image in the Polynesian Connection group, appreciate it.
Mariola Bitner
Wow, stunning photograph Julie! Love the detail in the picture and the description. V/F
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