Mother Nature's Gift
by James Temple
Title
Mother Nature's Gift
Artist
James Temple
Medium
Digital Art - Photography
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I always have a sense of awe at the gifts Mother Nature gives us. I photographed this small orchid today, and then put it through a watercolor program here on the Hawaiian island of Moloka'i.
I bought this little beauty at our farmers market. After a little research I found out that it is called Spathoglottis plicata, in the family: Orchidaceae. It is the most common terrestrial (ground dwelling) orchid. Softly textured, pleated leaves to 3 feet long emerge in February from egg-shaped pseudobulbs about 2" in diameter. The flowers range in color from white to purple and are borne on erect spikes to 3 ft tall.
Flowers open a few at a time at the top of the stem and each stem can last for months. In Sri Lanka to the Pacific Islands it blooms throughout the year. Over the last century, Spathoglottis plicata has become naturalized in tropical and semitropical areas of the U.S., such as in Hawaii and Florida, where it grows in the wild and is used for landscaping. Flowers in this species are self-pollinating, and each plant can produce a large number of fruits and seeds
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June 17th, 2018
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