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Today I'm thinking about dahlias. The dark ones, particularly (I think they're called Arabian Nights?). I keep walking into stores -- even Starbucks! -- to find bouquets of the biggest, most beautiful I've ever seen, and the shopowners say they were donated by a generous customer. Wonder if it's the same person?
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I suppose that means they grow nicely here. I think I will add them to must-plant-for-next-year list, which is getting kind of long.
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For now, I'll admire these, and maybe hit up the farmers' market tomorrow morning (it's the last weekend!).
Happy Weekend!
Photos, from top: The Bride's Cafe, this flickr stream, and this flickr stream.
7 comments:
We have dalias in our yard this year. They went nuts! Ours are a little redder, though.
ooo dahlias are one of my favorite flowers!
I am a fan of dahlias too! There is the most stunning photograph of a phenomenal dahlia right outside my office, love it :-)
They are such a pretty color- I want some now :) I'll have to check out my florist tomorrow, thanks for the intro to these pretty flowers!
Have a good weekend!
Love this color!!!
I recently fell in love with Dahlias. I bought a couple this summer and they took very well. I live in California and we can have some pretty hot weather, but my Dahlias survived. If you plant some, the flowers can get very heavy. They need support. Here is a link (http://dahlias.net/dahwebpg/Support/NoStake.htm) that illustrates a really cool way to support them.
The dahlias on the last two pictures looked beautiful. They had a dark but lovely color. I read on the internet that dahlia also means good taste.
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