Title
Sunflower
Artist
Anne Barberi
Medium
Drawing - Colored Pencils
Description
SUNFLOWERS
Helianthus or sunflowers are the common name. It also applies to the popular annual species Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower. This and other species, are cultivated in temperate regions as food crops and ornamental plants.
There is quite a bit of variability among the perennial species that make up the bulk of the species in the genus. Some have most or all of the large leaves in a rosette at the base of the plant and produce a flowering stem that has leaves that are reduced in size. Most of the perennials have disk flowers that are entirely yellow, but a few have disk flowers with reddish lobes. One species, H. radula, lacks ray flowers altogether. The domesticated sunflower, H. annuus, is the most familiar species. Perennial sunflower species are not as popular for gardens due to their tendency to spread rapidly and become invasive. They grow to six feet tall and are primarily found in woodlands, adjacent to creeks and moist, prairie-like areas.
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Comments (11)
Maria Urso
Fantastic pencil drawing!!! Love it. Congratulations on your 3rd Place win in the July 2017 Logo of the Month contest for the Exquisite Florals group. Superb work!
Maria Hunt
Anne, how marvelous.. : )) Congratulations on your 3rd place finish in the Juried July 2017 Logo for Exquisite Florals group F/L
Jacqueline Athmann
has been featured on The Art Shoppe Cafe group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L 12.15.15
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!! Featured on Women Painters. Fabulous artwork. Love the colours and composition !!