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Dwarf dahlias-dahlia reflection in raindrop

These low growing, dwarf dahlias are on my terrace in pots. They are not more than 15cm (6in) tall and they are covered with flowers from early summer till fall.

The flowers are also smaller than those of garden dahlias, reaching just 8cm (3in) across.

They had some pests on them, aphids and spider mites, discovered only after bringing them home. The insecticide spray I applied on the leaves burned some of them, but now the plants are recovering well.
Yellow dwarf dahlia-closeup
Dark red dwarf dahlia in pot
I was playing around with some raindrops and reflections on the dahlia petals, with not much success on a very cloudy day.
Here is the result, it could be much better with a little bit of sunshine.
Red Dahlia-reflection in a raindrop-macro photo
Dwarf Dahlias-yellow and red

8 comments:

Linda said...

Beautiful, beautiful BeAuTiFuL!!!!!
Happy to be following you now!

Photos by Stan said...

Glorious images!!!! Wonderful color and lighting on pics 1, 3 and 4. The raindrop image is totally awesome. Congratulations!

SquirrelQueen said...

Maia, the dwarf dahlias are beautiful, the colors are so bright and cheerful. I love your water drop reflection, gorgeous.

Nancy said...

These are adorable little flowers, Maia. The raindrop reflection is amazing. :)

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Ever Green Tree said...

Marvelous Red Yellow Combo. Loved the dwarf dahlia's pix.

Jayne said...

Wow! Love the reflection in the raindrop. Wonderful photos.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous colors Maia - and you've done a fantastic job capturing the flower inside the raindrop. I cannot do this kind of shot!

Jama said...

I love dahlias and these are simply gorgeous macro!

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