11/1/11

Dahlia imperialis

Dahlia imperialis exploded into bloom last week. I don't recall it ever happening this early in my garden before, but maybe I'm wrong. I haven't noticed them blooming in the usual spots around town yet either.

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Deep blue sky but you can tell it's fall by the shadows in the leaves.

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Thomas said...

Great pictures. That last shot with the bee is very cool. Bet she doesn't mind it's early, either.

November 1, 2011 at 6:17 PM
Jonah said...

These grow wild in the mountains around here at about 5,000 feet (in Panama) and seem to be blooming right now here also. A lot of other San Francisco garden standards also grow wild around here like Mexican sunflowers, begonias and some types of fuschia.

November 3, 2011 at 9:55 AM
Christopher C. NC said...

The towering dahlia

November 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Laguna Dirt said...

LOVE these photos!

November 3, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Jonah Winn-Lenetsky said...

oops! I meant Bolivian Sunflower Tithonia diversifolia. You see a lot of those here.

November 4, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Anonymous said...

I'm so envious! Not a single stalk has even come up from my clump this year. I think I may have overwatered the area where it's at. The flowers are beautiful.

November 5, 2011 at 1:32 PM
chuck b. said...

Jonah, yes, I love the cloud forest. I'd love to grow more of it in my tiny garden, but there isn't enough room.

November 8, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Jenn said...

Incredible beauty.

November 13, 2011 at 12:27 PM

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