Dahlias

I love my Dahlias this time of year. When most other flowers have passed, these beauties keep going right up until frost.
Many gardeners think they are too much trouble because they have to be dug up in the Fall. I always have a few dozen planted around the house. The digging, and storing process takes about an hour on a nice Autumn day. For that I get about 4 months of blooms the next season for free. I like free.
Some gardeners buy them in 6 packs in Spring and use them as annuals. That's OK but they don't reach their full potential until the second season.
They are very easy, relatively pest free and Butterflies love them.