Sunflowers
by Debra Kewley
Title
Sunflowers
Artist
Debra Kewley
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Three beautiful sunflowers! Before blooming, sunflower plants tilt during the day to face the sun in order to gain more sunlight for photosynthesis. This heliotropism continues for a short time when the plant blooms, young sunflower heads tracking of the sun. This is thought to help attract pollinators, as many are more attracted to warm flowers. By the time they are mature, though, sunflowers generally stop moving to remain facing east. which lets them be warmed by the rising sun. The movement of sunflowers through heliotropism happens as the sunflower follows the sun, the opposite side of the sunflower stem begins to accumulate growth hormones and this causes growth which redirects the sunflower. The rough and hairy stem is branched in the upper part in wild plants, but is usually unbranched in domesticated cultivars. 8794a
◼ 1st place winner in the HELLO 2023 CONTEST 1/6/23
◼ 2nd place winner in the FESTIVAL OF SUNFLOWERS contest 9/13/21
Featured in these Fine Art America Groups:
Visions of Spring...7/1/22
1000 Views on 1 Image 5/12/22
Art & Photography Submitted to PKA 9/22/21
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Your Very Best Photograph 9/16/21
USA Photographers 9/15/21
The Outdoor Photographer 9/15/21
Beautiful Flowers 11/5/19
Sunflower Power 10/11/19
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February 24th, 2019
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Deborah A Andreas
Love the warm lighting in this capture and how the sunflowers look as though they are having a grand old time together in this sunflower field! L/F
Brooks Garten Hauschild
Gorgeous & artistic sunflowers, Debra! Thank you for the wonderful description, too. Fvl.
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #24 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
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