Darling Dahlias
By ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
India
July 23, 2018 1:54am CST
Posts on sunflowers made me think of this flower.
Unlike the sunflower, the dahlias come in a variety of colours and sizes.
However the flowers are alike in the sense that both tower over the rest of the garden blooms. I usually see them at the last line of a multi layered border.
And both seem to have very fragile stems. I think they are top heavy also. A tiny gust of wind and they snap easily.
All that remains then is to pick up these lovely blooms, arrange them in a vase and put it up on the mantelpiece.
If someday some Da Vinci comes along and paints them, they will become immortal like their cousins as in "Sunflowers"
PS: not Da Vinci but Van Gogh, as has been pointed out rightly @MALUSE who kindly corrected me.
Wonder how I got that wrong?
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@LadyDuck (457431)
• Switzerland
23 Jul 18
@responsiveme Van Gogh painted beautiful flowers. I like a lot his style.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Jul 18
I wonder how I made that mistake, but a mistake is a mistake and now I've corrected it
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Jul 18
Do you think they need some tropical weather?
Because they grow easily here.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
23 Jul 18
@responsiveme I think we put them in a bed where there was too much competition from more established plants. Or maybe the slugs got them.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
23 Jul 18
@responsiveme Actually I wanted to add that a lot of the plants I see in India are ones we try to grow in the UK and I've never known if the Brits took them to India or found them there and brought them back. Dahlias go in and out of fashion but marigolds always remind me of India. My mother grow abutilons and works quite hard at them but they grow like weeds in parts of India.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
24 Jul 18
Theyt are simply stunning . Dahlias do not like our garden. I have tried and failed
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
24 Jul 18
@responsiveme There was a time I did go after seasonal and flox was one of them. These days I have perennials but have not given up on seasonal. Marigolds do grow here and so do zinnias.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
I don't have a garden now but even when I did I did not bank much on these.Becsuse the stems would suddenly snap when there was a gush of wind.
I much preferred phlox
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@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
23 Jul 18
@responsiveme You opened the right drawer in your brain labelled 'famous painters', but you took out the wrong one. :-)
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Jul 18
@MALUSE 
But this is such a well known paintings, postcards galore.
But this is such a well known paintings, postcards galore.@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Jul 18
Sorry,I got that wrong. I was thinking of this painting.
Will edit my post and mention your correction
@DianneN (246334)
• United States
24 Jul 18
It doesn't matter who paints those gorgeous dahlias! I had beautiful pink ones which I kept in a pot on our deck, so the deer wouldn't eat them. They finally decided after 14 years to die. They are among my favorite flowers, much more so than sunflowers.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
There is really a whole range of colours which makes the dahlias spectacular.
I wonder if anyone has painted dahlias..Let me check
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@responsiveme There are many paintings of Dahlias, but not household names that I've come across. There are spectacular flowers!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
@cintol rather disappointing when they do not come up
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
Did you plant the plant or the bulbs?
They grow easily here though
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
24 Jul 18
@responsiveme Oh yes, there are lots of flowers here in our province. Sunflower and roses are some of them. Orchids too of different kinds.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
Here people are still.planting dahlias.Maybe there some other flowers?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
@SIMPLYD of course,orchids will be there . So many orchids are flown in from South East Asia
I love orchids
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Jul 18
I love dahlias and I used to have quite a few of them. I got tired of digging up the bulbs every winter.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@responsiveme I did it for many years but it got to be a drag!!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Jul 18
Yes,you got to dig up the bulbs and store them
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@sofssu (23662)
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7 Dec 18
Hmmmm I love dahlias, your picture reminded me of the photo shoot I had with these darlings and the date i had with them later. years ago.. Here is the link to it if you are interested..( Not trying to promote my article.. I just thought you would know why I am reminded of them.)
Dahlias are not only a gardeners delight but also a photographers delight. These amazing flowers are easy to grow and care for. Here as you enjoy the beautiful pictures learn a few facts, tips and tricks about growing dahlias.
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@sofssu (23662)
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10 Dec 18
@responsiveme They would wouldn't they? Your picture reminded me of that wonderful photoshoot I had with my new camera.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
7 Dec 18
That is certainly a well researched article. I never knew they were edible....The petals would look stunning in a salad
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
25 Jul 18
It is great to have a garden with flowers...All flowers have their own attraction
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Jul 18
Yes they are and their stems snap easily
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Jul 18
One of my all time favorite flowers!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Jul 18
@responsiveme Your flowers are awesome!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
@andriaperry those are pictures from the net.I used to grow phlox( and they looked just as great as in the pic)when I had a garden...Now no longer
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
I love the variety of colours but I would choose phlox over them..Easier to grow.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
23 Jul 18
Wow! It's so beautiful flowers. I love it.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
23 Jul 18
@responsiveme yes, I agree with you
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 18
They look so pretty!! I love them. I had a lot of them in my grandparent's house. I have fond memories of them from my childhood.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
Our grandparents did have flowers in their gardens... I remember the sweet smelling gardenia from my summer vacations
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 18
@responsiveme Some of these beautiful memories from childhood stay with us forever. Quite nostalgic!!
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
23 Jul 18
they are really nice flowers
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@Letranknight2015 (51498)
• Philippines
23 Jul 18
This is the first time I've seen this kind of flower and only this post. thank you for sharing.
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