SWEET TREAT FOR THE UNICORN, Pink Fairy Duster Flowers is a photograph by Douglas Taylor which was uploaded on March 18th, 2024.
SWEET TREAT FOR THE UNICORN, Pink Fairy Duster Flowers
The cotton-candy pink flowers of the Pink Fairy Duster are frequently described as “powderpuff”, about an inch and a half around, and look like... more
Title
SWEET TREAT FOR THE UNICORN, Pink Fairy Duster Flowers
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
The cotton-candy pink flowers of the Pink Fairy Duster are frequently described as “powderpuff”, about an inch and a half around, and look like something a unicorn would want to eat. The stamens are sticky and the flower is full of nectar, so I am sure that a unicorn would find these beautiful flowers a sweet treat to indulge in.
The vibrant pink blossoms with striking filament-like structures are clustered together, creating a burst of color that stands out against the greenery in the background. Each flower has a multitude of stamens radiating from its center, providing a unique and feathery appearance.
The Pink Fairy Duster, Calliandra eriophylla, is one of my all-time favorite native plants. The shrub grows about 2 to 3 feet tall, and about as wide. It has no thorns and sports a fine dark green foliage that’s very attractive when there is adequate moisture.. The bloom period is from early spring, and sometimes through fall, depending on rain or irrigation.
This plants is common to the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, and it ranges west to the Mojave Desert of southern California and east in the Chihuahuan Desert through southern New Mexico into west Texas. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds pollinate the flowers.
The hummingbirds love it because they produce a considerable amount of sweet nectar, and the spring bloom coincides with the beginning of the grand hummingbird migration north from Mexico into the western United States. The bloom of 2024 was quite early in the season and very intense with vast numbers of beautiful flowers covering these hearty plants. This macro photograph was made on March 16th, 2024.
Uploaded
March 18th, 2024
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Femina Photo Art By Maggie
Congratulations! Your amazing image has been featured in our group, COLOR. You're invited to add it to the discussion group threads. l/f
Laurel Adams
Douglas CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been featured in the Home Page of The ARTIST BUZzz Group! You are cordially invited to POST image embed links for this distinction to the 🌟GAs -Features Archive -2023 thread in the discussion tab. Thank you for your glimpse of beauty! Love your backstory too!
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Laurel! This is a wonderful honor to be featured in this remarkable art group, and to be selected from among the many superb artists who participate here!
Jane M Dahl
So pretty -- I always love these beautiful blossoms. Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Jane! Thank you for this feature! I will ALWAYS appreciate your wonderful support for my art.
Sherilyn Harper
Congratulations Douglas on being featured with the Seven Descriptive Word Title Group with these beautiful Pink Fairy blossoms in spring.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you so very much, Sheri! I am honored to be featured in this unique art group.
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" group! 🌈🎨 Feel free to spread the joy by adding it to our "2024 Featured Masterpieces Archive" in the Discussion section.
VIVA Anderson
SO beautiful, your 'favorite', these Pink Fairy Dusters, beautifully presented, beautiful photography, beautiful the 'joy' they evoke! Love that a "unicorn would love these'" !!! Kudos also, for your Description, so enthusiastic your own joy of these, and so decorative, in generous sizes! for home/office. Compliments,FAV++,...:)VIVA
Douglas Taylor replied:
VIVA! Thank you so very much for your wonderful words of compliment for my art. They are greatly appreciated by this man.
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