Black Dahlia

well, actually it's a dark red dahlia...absolutely gorgeous color!
I miss it already, since the heat of the summer, and my lack of love and tending of the soil around here has done in most of my plants. I'll have to wait for next year to see these wonderful colors again. I'm posting this because i heard about the movie 'the black dahlia' the other day, and it got me thinking about that girl that was murdered, and all the mystery that surrounded it, then i was reminded of how unusual and intriguing the flowers can be.