Dahlia flowers, Lalbagh, Bangalore

                                     The Dahlia flower is the photographers delight. The textures and the rich colors make even the ordinary lens men look like specialists.There are more than 2.5lakh varieties of Dahlias available today. They are stunning and are show stoppers in any garden. These can be grown in any kind of soil and are easy to care for and come in a variety of exotic colors and shapes. Dahlias can be grown from seeds as well as tubers.

                                Horticulturists have divided dahlias into 10 classifications, with numerous subcategories and fine distinctions. However, laymen have put dahlias into three broad groups: large, medium and small. Large dahlias are 3 to 4 feet tall plants. Medium dahlias, also known as border dahlias, are compact 1 to 2 foot-tall plants. Small dahlias are 10 to 20inch plants, which bloom for a long time and remain fairly compact.

                                         Some large dahlias, on the Environment day,  from Lalbagh garden Bangalore.