In a Vase, on Monday, Snaps and Dahlias

Chris Mousseau

I don’t know what it is about dahlias, but given good light and the right camera settings, they are about the most photogenic flower going. And since August is, almost by definition, Dahlia Month in certain parts of the world, I’m once again joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden with a vase of cut flowers, once again showcasing Dahlias. This time, they’re in combination with Snapdragons (Antirrhinum sp.) and Verbena bonariensis. It’s rainy today so I’m glad I cut the flowers and photographed them last Friday at noon, when it was cloudy.

Sharing the raised bed with onions, shallots and garlic.
On the woodpile.
From above
Ready for their close-up…

The big one down front is Wynn’s Desert Sunrise, there’s also Ferncliff Tropic (the tall one in the middle, at the back), and Ferncliff Spice (the others). Likely more Dahlias next Monday! Have a great week everyone!

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  1. Dahlias are so varied: in gorgeous color combinations, size of plants & blooms & length of petals. Snapdragons are such a fun plant. Verbena bonariensis has surprised me by volunteering in a large pot of Lantana & in between bricks near the stone steps is also a large area…must be hardy seeds.

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    1. They are varied, and I’m finding the Verbena in unlikely spots as well this year, although they’re all in a gravelly area, near a path, so likely fell as I was cutting and carrying them last year.

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  2. That is a lovely collection of blooms, which of course enjoyed over the weekend. Not so much as ‘a lonely little petunia in an onion patch’, as a vase against a bed of onions and garlic. My Mum used to sing this American song to us when I was little.

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  4. What a bright and cheery vase that is – and I agree that dahlias are so photogenic, perhaps, I feel, because they ate such a definite block of colour. I enjoyed the various photoshoot locations!

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  5. I think I love the dahlias because of the color and the form as they open and fade. Your vase is an explosion of color…beautiful!

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  6. Those rich colours are beautiful Chris, and the snapdragons go so well – I see from a comment above that yours also sometimes make it through the winter. Mine didn’t this year, but I scattered some seed in spring so I have a few plants again now. Lovely photos!

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    1. Thanks Cathy – last year was the first time, that I can remember anyway, where the snaps survived and thrived the next year. The Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a very cold winter ahead though (and they’re always right, right LOL) so we’ll see what emerges next spring!

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  8. A lovely combination that’s hard for me to imagine. My snapdragons would have to hold on a lot longer or my dahlias would have to bloom much earlier – or both things might have to happen at once!

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    1. Now that they’re going, both will be blooming until frost in October – as Long as I keep deadheading etc. By mid September I tend to get a bit lazy about it…

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    1. Thanks Amelia! I have to edit by tubers next year and introduce some new colours, sizes and forms. In the past I’ve relied on NOT having them survive my overwintering attempts, but everything sprouted again this spring, for some reason ! 🙂

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