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Title
Morning Glories
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Per Wikipedia: Morning glory (also written as morning-glory) is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera.
Most morning glory flowers unravel into full bloom in the early morning. The flowers usually start to fade a few hours before the "petals" start showing visible curling. They prefer full solar exposure throughout the day, and mesic soils. Some morning glories, such as Ipomoea muricata, are night-blooming flowers.
In some places, such as Australian bushland, some species of morning glories develop thick roots and tend to grow in dense thickets. They can quickly spread by way of long, creeping stems. By crowding out, blanketing and smothering other plants, morning glory has turned into a serious invasive weed problem.
Morning glory was first known in China for its medicinal uses, due to the laxative properties of its seeds.
It was introduced to the Japanese in the 9th century, and they were the first to cultivate it as an ornamental flower. During the Edo period, it became very popular. The Japanese have led the world in developing varieties. Hundreds have evolved, such as a brownish coloured variant known as Dajuro, and varieties with such evocative names as 'Brocade of Dawn', 'Moon in the Dusk' and 'Wisteria Girl'. It has come to symbolize summer in Japanese horticulture and art.
Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations used the morning glory species Ipomoea alba to convert the latex from the Castilla elastica tree and also the guayule plant to produce bouncing rubber balls. The sulfur in the morning glory's juice served to vulcanize the rubber, a process predating Charles Goodyear's discovery by at least 3,000 years. Aztec priests in Mexico were also known to use the plant's hallucinogenic properties (see Rivea corymbosa).
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Featured in the Global Flowers Photography group, May 2018.
Featured in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, May 2018.
Featured in the USA Photographers Only group, July 2018.
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May 3rd, 2018
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Colfax, WI - United States
Beautiful Sarah such a well composed piece that you did as you are very talented artist!,Sharing for sure!
Raleigh, NC - United States
Beautiful Morning Glory capture, I love the white blossoms, they look so pure! :) L/F
Hackensack, Ne - United States
What a lovely capture Sarah!A pleasure to be back and visit your gallery!LF
- United States
Well done Sarah! Love the range from light to dark! White can be so difficult to control. Beautiful work! L F T
Iola, WI - United States
Your excellence in your submission of this work is worthy of special recognition, and I am seeing to it, that this happens in the WFS group. I am so happy to have you as an active member of our family of friends and fine artists, who support one another by comments, likes, faves, sharing, etc. Thanks for all your efforts to make our group so special by having a fine artist like yourself among many other fine artists that make our group so special.
Sydney , NS - Australia
Adore this so much, Sarah..compliments...(my bedroom wallpaper,age 7/8, from sweet memory,was these , and they greeted me every day).....fv......VIVA
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