Plumeria Flower Petal on Plumeria Leaf- Kauai- Hawaii
by Rick Bures
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Plumeria Flower Petal on Plumeria Leaf- Kauai- Hawaii
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Rick Bures
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Photograph - Photograph
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Plumeria Flower Petal on Plumeria Leaf- Kauai- Hawaii. In this horizontal composition, a stunning purple plumeria petal stands in stark color contrast to the deep green leaf of the plumeria plant. This contrast is enhanced by the mixed light and shadow in the scene, with sunlight brightening the petal. The photo was taken with a special soft focus lens which retains the detail in the texture of the petal and leaf, yet lends a softness and glowing light to the entire image. There is also some nice bokeh in the background due to the shallow depth of field. Photographed on Kauai, Hawaii.
Plumeria (Plumeria rubra) sometimes goes by the common name of Frangipani. These deciduous shrubs are native to Central America and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and are grown in many tropical and sub-tropical places outside of its native area. In the Polynesian cultures of the Pacific islands (Tahiti, Fiji, Hawaii) plumeria flowers are used to make leis. Plumeria blossoms are fragrant, especially at night when they attract sphinx moths. Plumeria sap sometimes contains a substance that can irritate the skin or eyes.
Flowers are used by plants for sexual reproduction. They contain the plant’s reproductive organs. The female organs are in the pistil, which is often a single center stalk within the blossom. The pistil is made up of the stigma, style, and ovary. The male reproductive organs are in the stamen. Often there are many stamens, each a filament with a bulb (anther) on the end, surrounding the pistil. On the anthers you find the pollen granules, each granule containing the plant’s sperm. The purpose bright colors and scents and nectar of the flower is to attract animals like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, so that the pollen can be transferred from the stamen to the pistil, or to the pistils of other flowers (even on other plants of the same species). In this way the ovum are fertilized and the plant’s fruit develops, containing the seeds which are th
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July 10th, 2017
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