Datura

 

Size:         34” Wide x 55” Tall
Medium:   Oil on Canvas
Date:         JUL 2010



No Longer Availabl


The structure, symmetry and growth patterns of plants often follow the “laws” of nature which are defined by the Fibonacci series of numbers.  If you measure the distance between leaves on a plant, you'll find the phi relationship which is approached by taking the ratio of  two adjacent Fibonacci numbers (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55...) and if you count the number of petals on a flower, you’ll frequently, although not always, find  Fibonacci hiding there as well...

Datura and Cannas have a single blossom
Only a few plants have just 2
Clover leaves, Ivy, Poison Ivy are all 3-leaved
Malva sylvestris, Goldenstar, Vinca, Blueheart & Geranium all have 5 petals
Coreopsis has 5 petals
Pine Cones have 5 / 8 rows of spirals going in opposite directions
Daisies have 13, 21, or 34 petals, depending on the variety
Sunflowers have a spiral seed pattern of 55 / 34 rows going in opposite directions

Datura, beautiful but poisonous, is shown over a Golden Section Diagram