Peony Art
by Nick Boren
Title
Peony Art
Artist
Nick Boren
Medium
Photograph - Photograph - Digital
Description
I know that to some individuals consider peonies as an old fashioned flower and there may be some truth to that. I personally really like them not only because of their unique beauty but also because of their shear size.
As a macro photographer I find them very delightful to photograph because they are large enough that you can put your entire lens inside them and come away with shots such as this one.
I hope you enjoy the view. :-)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paeonia (peony or paeony) is a genus of flowering plants, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, Southern Europe and Western North America. Boundaries between species are not clear and estimates of the number of species range from 25 [1] to 40.[2]
Most are herbaceous perennial plants 0.5�1.5 metres (1.6�4.9 ft) tall, but some resemble trees 1.5�3 metres (4.9�9.8 ft) tall. They have compound, deeply lobed leaves and large, often fragrant, flowers, ranging from red to white or yellow, in late spring and early summer.
The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower.[3]
The family name "Paeoniaceae" was first used by Friedrich K.L. Rudolphi in 1830, following a suggestion by Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling that same year.[1] The family had been given other names a few years earlier.[4] The composition of the family has varied, but it has always consisted of Paeonia and one or more genera that are now placed in Ranunculales.[2] It has been widely believed that Paeonia is closest to Glaucidium, and this idea has been followed in some recent works.[1][5] Molecular phylogenetic studies, however, have demonstrated conclusively that Glaucidium belongs in Ranunculaceae,[6] but that Paeonia belongs in the unrelated order Saxifragales.[7]
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June 28th, 2013
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Felicia Tica
Today I choose the peicesc with these tones in your works! It was a good choice! They are awesome!L/f FBTweet
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