In a Vase on Monday: 'Omega' has got a glow about it

My current inventory of dahlias is somewhat depleted at the moment. As I've been cutting so many flowers to give away of course I've fewer available when it comes to prepare my weekly "In a Vase on Monday" post. While I don't regret the giveaways, I do regret my failure to photograph them before I pass them along, especially when I've yet to feature them on my blog. One that's previously received little more than a nod is 'Omega', another one in the "dinner plate" category. However, I managed to come up with four of the flowers this week to include in my own vase.

'Omega' has been described online as a "sunset blend of peach, coral, apricot, rose and yellow" and it really does glow in an arrangement

Rear view of the vase featuring 'Benary's Giant Salmon Rose' Zinnias

Overhead view

Clockwise from the upper left care: Dahlia 'Omega', Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Salmon Rose', Lotus berthelotii (aka parrot-beak), Leucadendron 'Jester', and Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum'.  The latter has been very useful as a filler this year.

Arrangement in place accompanied by my prop, a mouse flying a butterfly

'Omega' wasn't my first choice for today's arrangement.  I'd wanted to feature Dahlia 'Snowball' paired with Dahlia 'Honeymoon' but I had only two of the former currently in bloom and I discovered that 'Honeymoon' only had buds left after my last giveaway, so that combination will have to wait awhile yet.  However, I did cut a couple 'Snowballs' for a small vase in the kitchen.

Front view of that vase showing Dahlia 'Snowball' and the back view showing Tanacetum 'Aureum' and Zinnia 'Oklahoma White'

For more IAVOM creations, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and other devotees of this meme found to share this week.

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