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Title
Confederate Roses
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography ~ Digitally Enhanced
Description
“Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee,
Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day,
Lull’d by the moonlight have all passed away …”
~ “Beautiful Dreamer”
~parlor song by American songwriter Stephen Foster
~ 1826-1864
~published posthumously in March 1864
~ one of Foster’s most memorable ballads & best loved works
~ recorded by Bing Crosby in 1940 & various other artists
~ Foster, known as “the father of American music,” was an American songwriter known primarily for his parlor music. He wrote more than 200 songs, including “Oh! Susanna,” “Hard Times Come Again No More,” “Camptown Races,” “Old Folks At Home” (“Swanee River”), “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair” and “Beautiful Dreamer.” Many of his compositions remain popular today. He has been identified as “the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century” and may be the most recognizable American composer in other countries. His compositions are sometimes referred to as “childhood songs” because they have been included in the music curriculum of early education. Most of his handwritten music manuscripts are lost, but editions issued by publishers of his day can be found in various collections.
The grace, beauty and memory of The Old South dreamily bloom in these beautiful pink and white Confederate Roses on an October afternoon in the Lowcountry of Beaufort County, South Carolina.
The Legend Of The Confederate Rose
Once the Confederate Rose was pure white. During the Civil War, a soldier was fatally wounded in battle. He fell upon the rose as he lay dying. During the course of the two days he took to die, he bled more and more on the flower, till at last bloom was covered with his blood. When he died, the flower died with him. Thereafter, the Confederate Rose (or Cotton Rose), opens white, and over the course of the two days the bloom lasts, they turn gradually from white to pink to almost red, when the flower finally falls from the bush.
The Confederate Rose or hibiscus mutablis is actually a Chinese import. Brought into English gardens in the 1600’s, it is said to have gained favor in the South due to its ease of cultivation during the hard financial times after the Civil War. The hibiscus mutablis is a member of the hibiscus family which includes both the tropical hibiscus and the hardier Rose of Sharon. It is considered a large bush or a small multi-stemmed tree. The plant roots easily from cuttings and grows vigorously during the summer. Once established it is drought resistant. The blooms appear in the fall.
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May 1st, 2019
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Cincinnati, OH - United States
Congratulations Tami for being the Special Artist of the week in the Camera Art Group
East Berlin, PA - United States
Tami, congratulations on being selected Camera Art Group 's Special Artist of the Week! Beautiful shot. f/l
Western, IL - United States
Congratulations ! You are Camera Art Group 's Special Artist of the Week! I am so happy you are a part of our wonderful group! I am featuring this beautiful image on the home page of the Camera Art Group !
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding Confederate Roses composition and excellent artwork! Congratulations on being chosen as the Artist Of The Week in the 1000 Views on 1 Image group! L/F
New Baltimore, MI - United States
Gorgeous and congratulations Artist of the Week #77 in the 1,000 Views on 1 Image Group!! L/F
Mobile, AL - United States
Gorgeous flowers, beautifully displayed! Nice shot, Tami, and interesting info on it! I have seen a large bush/tree of these roses locally, but it eventually succumbed to extreme cold or hot temps, don't know which, but was beautiful blooming. Thanks for posting and jogging a memory! LF
Indio, CA - United States
I had to stop and comment on this beautiful capture of these lovely flowers. f/l
Western, IL - United States
Luther Fine Art 2 Days AgoCongratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit.
Allentown, PA - United States
Thank you so very much Nina Prommer for the feature in ART ~ It Is Good For You, greatly appreciated!
Morarp, He - Sweden
Truly Stunning work! I love it a lot! Thank you for your recently comments and encouragement on my work ~ Sincerely Cia ~
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