Dahlia fully opened

Two days ago I shot this flower as it was opening. Here it is open.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful.

[Diana]

What a stunner, fabulous shot and colour!

[Susan Wakely]

Beautiful bloom.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Gorgeous " fav

[Carole Sandford]

So pretty & a gorgeous colour!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oooooh!

[Mags]

So beautiful! My grandmother's favorites.

[Esther Rosenberg]

so beautiful !

[Islandgirl]

Beautiful bloom!

[Renee Salamon]

What a beautiful burst of colour

[amyK]

Beautiful

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Valerie Chesney]

Gorgeous colour& capture. fav

[Wylie]

Fantastic, I think I am a convert to dahlias.

[Hazel]

Memories of my dad, picking a bunch from his home-grown in the garden for my mum, earwigs scurrying out of the blooms. Where are the earwigs now?!!

[haskar]

Beautiful!

[Issi Bannerman]

Such a fabulous colour.

[Babs]

Beautiful

[Shutterbug]

@quietpurplehaze Interesting question. They aren’t the kind of thing I would notice missing, but I don’t think I’ve seen any for quite awhile.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

What a beautiful color!

[Kathy]

Lovely!

[*lynn]

love the color and light ~ fav

[Faye Turner]

Great capture fav