The award winning dahlias

Some dahlia trivia from the flowers of india site: Dahlias are native from Mexico into Columbia and were hybridized by the Aztecs.

The petunias appeared to have borders made of icing

Salvia and Zinnia borders lined the way

Pictures from the Lalbagh flower show.............

To see all of the pictures from the flower show, click on the 'lalbagh gardens' tag below this post.

Pots that caught my fancy

Ageratum

Crotons have pretty flowers!

Roses

Ixora

Heavenly Dahlias

I love how the dahlia buds look - like little lanterns, waiting to glow!

Marigold

Hollyhocks

Spider Flower (Cleome)

Flower show at Lalbagh

-In celebration of Independence Day, Lalbagh is hosting its bi-annual flower show. I will be posting images from the show later this month, but for now here is the centerpiece - the India Gate made of roses.

I'm not a big one for flower arrangements, I'd rather see a flower on a plant than off it, so i went to Lalbagh a bit apprehensively; it was a delight though, as most of the items on display were potted plants rather than flower arrangements. Never before have i learnt the names of so many flowers in so little time!! To see all of them, click on the 'lalbagh gardens' tag below this post.

Lotus

Happy Independence Day!

Arrangements around the King Palms

Dahlias, I presume

Balsams

Salvia

Dont miss the white ones in between the red.

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Flower for the day

                                            

Asters

The whites