Morning Light #1

by Nava Thompson

Title

Morning Light #1

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Nava Thompson

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Photograph - Photography

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A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a yellow wild flower (a Blackeyed Susan) on beautiful morning. The trail was around the Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville Arkansas. The wind was blowing---and this little bright flower swayed with the breeze and continued to look to the sun staying focused on sending its cheerful message. As you can see, there are many other flowers in the background--this one stood out among the others to the photographer......................................R. hirta is widely cultivated in parks and gardens, for summer bedding schemes, borders, containers, wildflower gardens, prairie-style plantings and cut flowers. Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which 'Indian Summer'...............and 'Toto'............... have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Other popular cultivars include 'Double Gold' and 'Marmalade'............................Gloriosa daisies are tetraploid cultivars having much larger flowers than the species, often doubled or with contrasting markings on the petals. They were first bred by Alfred Blakeslee of Smith College by applying colchicine to R. hirta seeds; Blakeslee's stock was further developed by W. Atlee Burpee and introduced to commerce at the 1957 Philadelphia Flower Show.[8] Gloriosa daisies are generally treated as annuals or short-lived perennials and are typically grown from seed, though there are some named cultivars.....................Symbolism and uses....The black-eyed Susan was designated the state flower of Maryland in 1918........................The Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland has been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of chrysanthemums, decorated to look like black-eyed Susans, is traditionally placed around the winner's neck (actual black-eyed Susans are not in season during the Preakness)..................The black-eyed Susan which means �Justice� makes a very nice cut-flower with a vase life up to 10 days...........................Butterflies are attracted to Rudbeckia hirta when planted in large color-masses..........................Traditional medicine,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The roots but not seedheads of Rudbeckia hirta can be used much like the related Echinacea purpurea. It is an astringent used as in a warm infusion as a wash for sores and swellings.[citation needed] The Ojibwa used it as a poultice for snake bites..........................and to make an infusion for treating colds and worms in children. The plant is diuretic and was used by the Menominee and Potawatomi.Juice from the roots had been used as drops for earaches..............................The plant contains anthocyanins.

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June 20th, 2012

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