2 Dahlias, 1 Crocosmia

In the last two days we've had a couple new flowers open up. This dahlia is on the west side of our house underneath the lilac tree. The flash makes it look a lot more pink than it actually is - it is a much deeper purple in actuality.


This is a crocosmia - from what I can tell we only have one of these in our yard - it's really neat!


This is also a dahlia - although it is unlike any dahlia I have ever seen. A co-worker gave me the bulb as a house warming gift and it was labeled as a dahlia. The foliage and bud both looked like a dahlia as well, so I was pretty shocked when it blossomed and this is what came out!