Hybridizing Dahlias

Bessie · 2023-09-14T03:43:02+00:00

Krista to discover if seeds are growing in the seed pod, after there are no remaining anthers on the pod, gently squeeze the pods between your thumb and fing...

calico20hill

I have a box of tubers ready to send off to Triple Wren for them to trial next year. That will be a relief to get them into other hands to be responsible for them over the winter...I enjoy the growing out seeds part of it. Shipping tubers anywhere is not something I enjoy...trusting my babies to the US mails, PARTICULARLY in late November with the capricious weather! At least we are in a warm wet pattern right now, not an arctic blast.

Teddahlia

I shucked a nice batch of seeds collected on 11-22-24. Earlier in the year that variety was a bit shy with seed production. I harvested 4 pods and got 80 seeds and all were dark black and quite fat and this variety has very short seeds. The seedlings will be 4th generation of our breeding and go back to HH Liz that won a medal.

Teddahlia

Not much being posted on this site. 2023 seedling.

Juliarugula

Teddahlia this one reminds me of Hollyhill Zarina. How does the size compare? Are they related?

Teddahlia

Zarina was a seedling of this plant's grandparent. Zarina is the Uncle/Aunt of this one. Zarina is a bit bigger flower.
Siblings.

Juliarugula

Teddahlia Are you able to share photos with us of Hollyhill Cheerio and Hollyhill Ruby Rose? I saw them listed on the ADS trial garden results table, but there were no photos of them in the photo albums. I’d love to see them!

Krista

Juliarugula omg Thank You for asking for these photos!

Teddahlia

Cheerio may be entered into trial gardens again as the wrong one was entered at a trial garden.

Juliarugula

Teddahlia Cheerio may be entered into trial gardens again as the wrong one was entered at a trial garden.

Hoo boy. I think you posted photos of Cheerio on here last year and it was one of my favorites of the recent seedlings you posted! I love those deep Hollyhill cactuses, and the pink!!!

KitCMC

Teddahlia

Juliarugula

Cheerio 🤩

Justafewdahlias

Teddahlia I am a big fan of the (unofficial) cupped/incurved water Lilly form!

SteveM

Both are stunning! I really like the form of HH Ruby Rose. How well does the cupped bloom compete in a show against the traditional WL form? I feel that 'incurved'WL deserves its own class.

drewtheflorist

SteveM The petals should be cupped for a waterlily....but the form is suppose to be flat from a side view. The definition needs to be updated to include these "incurved" types.

blown_dry

SteveM Agree! I would like to see more 'incurved waterlilies'.

Justafewdahlias

blown_dry if the definition or classification was updated hopefully that would encourage those breeding dahlias to create more new varieties with this style of form and have it be even more prominent. Having a dahlia score well at trial gardens and win at shows seems to be a goal or measurement of success for some. It also seems to be a selling/ advertising point of new intros. I grew Kelgi Anne this year and loved the cupped waterlilly look. But when browsing water Lilly type dahlias online it seems like the “cupped/incurved” style is not as common.

Teddahlia

What about this one? Lost angel.

Krista

Teddahlia Lost Angel is bananas! I’ll just be over here picking up my jaw from the floor.

Teddahlia

Krista And you know lost angel means it is lost. First year flower was terrible the second year and thereafter.

Krista

Teddahlia And you know lost angel means it is lost.

😭 Only the good die young 🎶

Teddahlia

How much "cupping" is the question on the table. One of our WL seedlings has been criticized by some judges as having too much. Steve and Sandra Boley have their '"tulip" dahlia that he wants to be called a novelty. There seems to be some genes floating around that add cupping to waterlilies in different levels. More genes more cupping. And the issue of folding up at night is part of the equation. The Boley flower seems to have the extreme folding 24-7 although I personally only saw the flower at night.

Here is a picture he shared that I assume was during the day. Does it fold up even more at night?

GalenaB

Teddahlia

Here are two more photos taken of the Boleys "tulip dahlia", if relevant. Both were taken at about 4pm on a sunny day.

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