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Magical Poisonous Naked Ladies
by Byron Varvarigos
Title
Magical Poisonous Naked Ladies
Artist
Byron Varvarigos
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Please don�t be too disappointed! One of the common names for the lovely colchicum autumnale is Naked Lady because it is the only flowering bulb to bloom while dormant, ergo magical, before leaves sprout, ergo naked of leaves; poisonous, because the flowers contain colchicine, which is highly toxic except in tiny medicinal doses for gout.
I do apologize for the sensationalist title, and I hope once you look at these beautiful flowers you�ll consider forgiving me (the leaves you see are of other plants, apparently attempting to protect the ladies� modesty).The more common names for this Fall-bloomer (oops there I go again...) are Autumn Crocus and Meadow Saffron. But it is not of the crocus genus, but of the colchicum, and it contains no saffron, but colchicine. Lots of misleading words and phrases here, but perhaps mild compared to what we�re experiencing in advertising, especially the political variety these days...
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October 7th, 2012
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Comments (27)
Deyanira Harris
Hello Byron, I was surprise about the title and here you have some nice naked flowers!! lol!! take care!! lfv
Darlene Kwiatkowski
Oh my gosh I'm laughing Byron!! You got us all here filled with curiosity and a smile!! Beautiful group of naked ladies you have here warming up in the sunshine~ Enjoyed the ad pitch too! LOL LOL fv :) :)
Karon Melillo DeVega
love the velvety texture of the leaves and wonderful light, beautiful work +vote
Barbara St Jean
Congratulations MOUSE has FEATURED your wonderful image!!! It gets my F&V too... Please keep an eye on our CAT list for MOUSE and feel free to contribute a pick of the day too!! Cheers and thanks for participating in MOUSE! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/m-o-u-s-e.html?showmessage=true&messageid=1136719
Angela Stanton
Hahaha... you had your "safe filter" come on for the title "naked" ladies. I was wondering what that would be about since you have flowers in this folder. :) I love Crocus (I wish they grew in Southern California for more than 5 minutes). Wonderful shot and amazingly humorous title. v.
Byron Varvarigos replied:
Thanks much, Angela glad you enjoyed my frivolity!: ) Colchicum might do a little better in Socal than the crocus genus?
Nicole Jean-Louis
I am not disappointed! This is a very fascinating description. I will take an intense look at my Autumn croccus, remembering your interesting title. Beautiful image! V/f
Clotilde Espinosa
Byron, every new posted shot of yours I always say, this one is his best... but not sure.., all of them are so great!! F/V.
Sharon Burger
oh how sneaky my prince, you tempt with the title, beautiful image, how did I miss this v/f
Byron Varvarigos replied:
I apologize for the deception, dear Sharon, learning advertising from politicians... : )
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