Relief

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A form of sculpting characterized by vertically raised ridges that extend from the throat and project from the petal surface. The ridges may grow parallel to the veins, or they may radiate outwards from each side of the midrib.

Parallel ridges between veins. Photo: Curt Hanson, used with permission. Hemerocallis ‘Black Bird Sings’ (Hanson-C. 2009)
This is an example of ridges that radiate from the midrib. H. ‘River Ripples’ (Hansen-D. 2007) Photo credit to Dan Hansen, used with permission
This is an example of ridges that radiate from the midrib. H. ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ (Hansen-D. 2005) Photo credit to Charmaine Rich, used with permssion

Relief

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