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cornflower, Cosmos cupcake, Dahlia Cafe au Lait, David Austin Roses, in a vase on Monday, Rose "Lark Ascending", Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll', rose a shropshire lad, Sweetpeas, Zinnia Giant Dahlia mix
I have missed joining Cathy and sharing my flowers. The time is just shooting by. Today I have a real mix of flowers, all grown by me at home and at work.
Firstly from home:
Zinnias with Rose Lark Ascending and Rose Gertrude Jekyll. Grown from seed the zinnias are doing well but some of the colours are not so great. They are colours which look a bit dirty, if you know what I mean.
A glass cream jug containing Cosmos cupcake and the last of the cornflowers both grown from seed. I put the two together as their petals have similar edges.
There was just one Rose ‘A Shropshire lad’ so to make him look less lonely, I added more cosmos.
Mixed sweets.
At work I am still picking Sweetpeas.
Their stems are shorter now and the plant is showing signs of powdery mildew so they will not last much longer. This handful are still ok.
Finally , last but not least, is the very popular, dare I say fashionable, Dahlia Cafe au Lait . A bit of a flying saucer but lovely cappuccino colours.
That’s it. Thanks for reading. Have a great week wherever you are. D.
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Ah, there’s a beautiful Cafe Au Lait Dahlia! It is lovely. Your Cosmos cupcake is so wonderful–just love it with the rich blue cornflowers.
All very pretty, but the Dahlia definitely wins. Those shades are simply gorgeous. 🙂
Ha. Ok. thanks Cathy🌞
What pretty little pots of blooms, Dorris, and how nice to still be picking sweet peas. I do have a few still myself from an early spring sowing, and I might leave sowing my main ones till spring in future. Cafe au Lait is so striking, isn’t it, and such huge blooms too
Thanks Cathy. Cafe au lait is striking but difficult to put with anything else. Bit too big!
Just a bit – I did grow it one year, despite reservations about its size, but the tuber didn’t survive for the next year, despite being lifted, and I wasn’t very bothered!
Yes I know what you mean. There are better dahlias to be had
I do believe that is the first ‘Cafe au Lait’ dahlia that I have seen in the color that it is supposed to be.
Really? Amazing
Yes, most are more pale pink to one degree or another.