BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

It has been a hot Summer this year. Actually It is hot in Summer every year but I think it was hotter this year. Few plants survived the heat, even my zinnias did not survive.
This is the only dahlia which I planted. It produced lovely flowers at the beginning of Summer. It has withered since then and I am hoping to stow away the bulb for a possible replanting next year which I doubt it will because they are made to last for only one year nowadays.

[Susan Wakely]

Lovely and maybe one more bud to follow.

[Diana]

Lovely close up of this beauty, at least you will have another one. I hate the thought of summer and my poor garden ;-)

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[Beryl Lloyd]

A delightful dahlia - gorgeous colour - I love its spiky petals !

[Brian]

Gorgeous capture.

[Dorothy]

I hope you get another blossom.

[Bucktree]

Beautiful.

[Peter Dulis]

nice one

[Agnes]

Wonderful flower

[gloria jones]

Such a pretty capture

[mittens (Marilyn)]

It is beautiful. Fav.

[Beverley]

This is very beautiful…

[carol white]

A lovely flower and capture. My daughter, Rosie has been complaining about the excessive heat in Kos this year, too hot to do anything

[Margaret Brown]

Such a pretty cactus dahlia

[Rob Z]

Beautifully shown

[Carole Sandford]

It’s a beautiful flower. Our dahlias come back each year, so hopefully yours will too.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely

[Rick Schies]

Yeah, we had a very hot stretch here as well, and our poor lawn never did come around

[Babs]

Beautiful.

[Diane]

It's a shame about your garden this year. I remember from past summers that you had beautiful flowers. This lone dahlia does make for a good shot, though.