Spring is Coming
by Nava Thompson
Title
Spring is Coming
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo of Tulips in the spring taken by Nava Jo Thompson in NW Arkansas...........
A view inside some tulips, showing the stamens and stigmasTulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants can grow as short as 4 inches (10 cm) or as high as 28 inches (71 cm). The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes or subscapose[further explanation needed] stems that lack bracts. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The showy, generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).......Tip of a tulip stamen. Note the grains of pollenThe flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma of the flower has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers.[further explanation needed] The tulip's fruit is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to subglobose shape.[further explanation needed] Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber.[6] These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed......Tulip stems have few leaves, with larger species tending to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have 2 to 6 leaves, with some species having up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color............ Origin of the nameAlthough tulips are often associated with the Netherlands, commercial cultivation of the flower began in the Ottoman Empire.[citation needed] Tulips, or lale (from Persian لاله, l�leh) as they are also called in Iran and Turkey, comprise many species that together are indigenous to a vast area encompassing parts of Asia, Europe and north Africa. The word tulip, which earlier appeared in English in forms such as tulipa or tulipant, entered the language by way of French tulipe and its obsolete form tulipan or by way of Modern Latin tulīpa, from Ottoman Turkish t�lbend ("muslin" or "gauze"), and is ultimately derived from Persian دلبند delband ("Beloved").....In Persia, to give a red tulip was to declare your love. The black center of the red tulip was said to represent the lover's heart, burned to a coal by love's passion. To give a yellow tulip was to declare your love hopelessly and utterly.......On this illustration on the right is shown a tulip's fruit.[edit] CultivationTulips are indigenous to mountainous areas with temperate climates and need a period of cool dormancy, known as vernalization. They thrive in climates with long, cool springs and dry summers. Although perennials, tulip bulbs are often imported to warm-winter areas of the world from cold-winter areas, and are planted in the fall to be treated as annuals.........Tulip bulbs are typically planted around late summer and fall, in well-drained soils, normally from 4 inches (10 cm) to 8 inches (20 cm) deep, depending on the type planted. In parts of the world that do not have long cool springs and dry summers, the bulbs are often planted up to 12 inches (30 cm) deep. This provides some insulation from the heat of summer, and tends to encourage the plants to regenerate one large, floriferous bulb each year, instead of many smaller, non-blooming ones.[citation needed] This can extend the life of a tulip plant in warmer-winter areas by a few years, but it does not stave off degradation in bulb size and the eventual death of the plant due to the lack of vernalizati
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February 6th, 2013
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Comments (64)
Carolyn Rosenberger
Love the brilliant warm colors and the composition! Hoping for some warm spring weather up here soon! L&F
Kathy Braud
Congrats on your feature, Nava, in Images that Excite You! Love the colors and mixture. L/f
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Doug Kreuger
Nava, I am revisiting to bask in the warmth exuded by you colorful Springtime artworks. With sub-zero temperatures and lots of snow outside, I am looking forward to Spring's arrival----hoping it's an early one! L&F
Nava Thompson replied:
Doug, thank you! :) I so understand. Watching the weather up there. Close to a record. Looking forward to spring- always.
Brian Tada
Nava, what a glorious array of color in this magnificent tulip portrait. Beautiful lighting and details. Absolutely outstanding and magnificent! F/L
Randy Rosenberger
This piece of fine artwork has earned the honor of being chosen to show off to other artists and prospective buyers here in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is an honor to share this piece of well composed and beautiful art on our Featured section of our homepage. Thanks much for sharing! Liked and Faved Randy B. Rosenberger (administrator of the WFS group)
Doug Kreuger
Nava It won't be too long before the parks are blooming once again in a profusion of brightly colored tulips---getting closer every day! L&F
Lingfai Leung
I am doing my own surprise visit for any artist. This is not recorded in any group. I cannot wait to see beautiful tulips blooming like that. Great color and composition, Nava Jo. voted/fave
Nava Thompson replied:
LIngfai---a very nice surprise this morning---you picked one of my favorites to start off. I can't wait either--we are seeing some--not quiet like this yet. Today is a beautiful day! Thank you for your visit and v/f!