Perfection

Dad grew this Dahlia. In fact, he's grown about a dozen of these this summer. They are huge! This one resides in a regular beer bottle so that will give you some idea of the size. He staked each plant, once they started blooming, because he could see they would have trouble holding their heads up in full bloom.

There are dahlias even larger than this beaut, called "dinner plate" dahlias. Even bigger!