Flower that makes me feel like a size queen

My mamma and I made a day trip to civilization this weekend in celebration of our birthdays. It's a bit of a drive, 4 hours, but I had a lot of fun. I tramped around in a dahlia field outside of the city in weather about 30 degrees warmer than I was dressed for or accustomed to; she shopped the outlet stores. I went to see 'Avatar Now With More Alien Tentacle Secks'; she shopped the mega mall. Then we both shopped for shoes together. I got some Ed Hardy sneakers. I guess I like my clothes to have tattoos, but not myself. Commitment issues? Maybe. Poser? Perhaps. But that's not what this post is about.

My dahlia results were mixed. About half the plants are not blooming yet and some may not bloom this year. Late rains, little sun, blah blah. But, some of them are doing their dahlia thing and even a few flowers make an incredible bouquet. I'm sold. Plus, they have no scent or pollen to speak of so I can have them in the house!! (A has mega pollen allergies) Here's one that just kinda boggles me:

( Spartacus )

At the dahlia farm I came up with about 16 absolute favorites. Now I just need a bigger yard...