A look at the garden:

Dahlia! Gardeners love these dreamy flowers. Originally from Mexico, these flowers have been cultivated for over 200 years.

Definitely an aster with many colorful ray flowers, and small, five-petaled disk flowers in the center.

This closeup of a dahlia shows petals (that is, ray flowers) unfolding and the presence of small, two-lobed stigmas.
Scientific name and family:
Garden dahlia/Dahlia pinnata – Aster Family: Asteraceae
Sally Bainbridge
October 20, 2018 at 11:52 pm
Beautiful photos of beautiful Dahlias! They have become a garden favorite. These colors are gorgeous!