Fairy Duster
by Eva Lechner
Title
Fairy Duster
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph/macro Photography/selective Color
Description
Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.
2nd tied place in the SELECTIVE COLOR ONLY of YOUR CHOICE-February 2021
The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, growing 0.5–6 m tall, with bipinnate leaves. The flowers are produced in cylindrical or globose inflorescences and have numerous long slender stamens which give rise to the common names powder-puff, powder puff plant, and fairy duster. These plants flower all year round, but the best blooming is in spring and summer. They can be easily pruned.
Calliandra are often fed on by caterpillars, such as the larvae of statira sulphur (Aphrissa statira).
Original macro photography(taken on Madeira island) by Eva Lechner
Copyright 2018 Eva Lechner
1st tied place in the Contest SELECTIVE COLOR ONLY - SUMMER FLOWERS-June 2023
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January 20th, 2019
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Comments (19)
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Eva, on your Win in the Selective Color - One Flower Contest for this beautiful photograph! Voted. L/F
Conni Schaftenaar
congrats, Eva, on your 3rd place finish in the Selective Color - Flower contest! voted, F - this is gorgeous!
Christopher James
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Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p