Happy Friday and welcome to this week's {floral friday}!
What's ahead for you this weekend? Any fun plans? :)
The hubby and I are going to dog sit on Saturday and are invited out for a birthday on Sunday. I hope the weather will stay nice enough this weekend to go for long walks with the dog and to be able to spend the birthday outside in the backyard. ;)
The flower I'm sharing with you today is the dahlia. Beautiful, isn't she?
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A few facts about dahlias:
- The dahlia is named after Swedish 18th-century botanist Anders Dahl. (source)
- There are more than 30 species and over 20,000 cultivars of dahlias.
- Dahlias start blooming in mid-to-late July (depending on the location and the cultivar) and bloom continuously until frost kills the plant. (source)
I'm partying here! ♥
14 Comments
Ruth
Friday August 5th, 2011 at 08:52 AMGorgeous dahlias! The hues are really beautiful in the photos you showed. I had to post that last photo on Pintrest!
I'm going to have a quiet weekend – it's far too long since I've had one of those. With maybe some sewing and cooking and blogging involved too.
I also need to go to a pet shop for basics such as bowls etc because we are getting a puppy in two weeks!! Yikes!
Have a great weekend!
Tina
Friday August 5th, 2011 at 09:22 AMThanks for joining us on *Weekendflowers* with this lovely blossoms. Hope to see you on sunday for voting! :) LG Tina
http://leckeresfuermenschundkatze.blogspot.com/search/label/WEF
Karin M.
Friday August 5th, 2011 at 10:07 AMDas sind faszinierende Aufnahmen…du hast die Blüten wunderbar dargestellt…super…
LG: Karin
Five of US
Friday August 5th, 2011 at 04:47 PMThe first dahlia I ever saw was not a real one. These are gorgeous! And the peachy pinks and yellows are amazing. Loving these!
-(non)Working Girl
Becky
Saturday August 6th, 2011 at 06:46 AMCompletely gorgeous!!!
Rach H
Saturday August 6th, 2011 at 06:59 AMThanks for linking these at my party on Family Ever After. I am always looking forward to seeing your beautiful flowers at my link party!
SquirrelQueen
Saturday August 6th, 2011 at 07:21 AMI love dahlias and these are gorgeous. Beautiful macro shots.
Happy Weekend!
Joyful
Saturday August 6th, 2011 at 09:31 AMGorgeous macros.
Jill
Tuesday August 9th, 2011 at 03:04 AMJust beautiful!!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime
Wednesday August 10th, 2011 at 01:12 AMThis post made me smile. Thanks for inspiring me and many others to even attempt this feat. Really appreciate that you linked up at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop.
www.designgivesback.com
Thursday August 11th, 2011 at 05:11 AMOne word- beautiful! Thanks for sharing! I hope you can join Design Gives Back for our Miracle Makeover reveal August 12-18 at http://www.designgivesback.com. I hope to see you there!
Love,
Sherry, The DGB Team
Tanya Anurag
Thursday August 11th, 2011 at 09:14 PMThe dahlia in that second picture is amazingly beautiful. It's absolutely flawless and the color is so good too :) I just cannot stop admiring it.
Thanks for linking. The party for this week – Tea Time Thursdays @ Kreative Korner – is on. Hope to see you there with latest posts.
http://tanyaanurag.blogspot.com/2011/08/tea-time-thursdays-2-and-features.html
petite hermine
Saturday August 13th, 2011 at 06:11 AMThose dahlias are GORGEOUS!
Jami
Monday August 15th, 2011 at 04:36 PMYour dahlias are just gorgeous! Thanks for linking to the Tuesday To Do Party!
Smiles!
Jami
http://www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com