Dahlias

 Dahlias are wonderful flowers when they are flowering, so i thought about telling you about how to dead head them, i know its not really about nature but its good to know. When the flower has died the bud should look like this.....

   this is what it should look like when you dead head it, the bud before it flowers should look like this...

 To maximize the flowering time of your plant you must deadhead so the flower can put its energy into producing flowers not dispersing seeds. 

Then you should end up with a long lasting flowering plant. :)