Teddahlia what a gorgeous bloom. I remember growing a dahlia purchased as Hollyhill Andrea maybe 3(?) years ago. It was nothing like this one though. I did a quick check of DahliaAddict and found a seller with the following photo as Hollyhill Andrea (screenshot - from the seller site). This was much more like the blooms of the plant I grew. Messy, not very deep, with not very fully quilled cactus petals.
I’m curious, Ted, what you think happened? Is this genetic breakdown of the original variety? Or do you think there was an ID mixup somewhere down the line and this isn’t the same variety at all? Or is this a variety that requires very intense growing and culture to reach its show potential? (I’m guessing one of the first two…)
