I like that red one especially if it's miniature Ted!
2024 - Dahlia Blooms
Purple is still my favorite dahlia color. This bucket looked good this morning. Mix of Ivanetti, JS Emma Lee, Colleen Mooney, Lynn Slight. 
My Mom sent me a photo of Alpen Bill at the Montana Dahlia Society show. This was after it was displayed for a few days but still looks pretty good.
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My video experiment: colors came out quite true to life with a couple exceptions - like 'Fabulous'. I wish I could get more blooms per vegatative growth . Garden overall looks too green! You may need a 'Google Account' to view.....not sure. No audio,
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-7M-7dQITCnIDD0F5c9SXxMISvIQst3e&usp=drive_fs
Rhubarb and Custard from my mom's garden.
I've also got her growing Blown Dry. 
Some close ups in the garden today
Brown Sugar
Bloomquist Pleasing
River's Rosebud
I was tickled to take this pic of Sandia Isa with a little Sandia Barbie photobomber (far left) in front of the Sandia Mountains today. 
Does anyone know what these tiny 2" blooms are? They're adorable. 
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We are visiting the dahlia today and it’s nice to see some blooms!
Ferncliff Illusion is coming along — this is one of the first varieties I grew and it holds a special place in my garden. The tubers are miserably skinny and hard to store but I seem to manage one viable tuber by spring each year:
20th Ave Delicada opened its first bloom which is a bit wonky, but I’m happy to see this one’s showing up:
Fawn
Hollyhill PDX Sunset was #1 on my wishlist after seeing it in-the-flesh at Hollyhill during the 2023 ADS National show, and it has been super floriferous. Without proper care, the blooms are on the smaller side but I see its potential and can’t wait to be on-site next year to properly disbud!
Alpen Sprinkles — it’s so cute, I don’t know anything about it other than it’s possibly a Bill McClaren intro from 2013?
Grew 2 plants of Sandia Cancan and one appears to have sported into becoming Sandia Clare:
MIDahlias is that from the show? I saw those too! Totally adorable!
MIDahlias are you asking for both blooms? The cactus one looks very similar to my Mary Jo plant, which is listed as having 2.5 inch blooms. The color on mine seems to fade to this lighter salmon color as it opens vs more bold and saturated color when it’s immature
Justafewdahlias the cactus was the one I was wondering about. (Not sure about MIDahlias). Thanks!!
Mary Jo is an old timer dahlia with a reputation for centers that open too soon. It was one of the most popular dahlias for years despite that issue. It was especially beautiful in basket entries and had many best in show basket awards.
As a general rule, yellow is my least favorite color. I dislike most yellow flowers.
Despite that, Sandia Gold has worked it's way right up to the top of the list of my favorite dahlias. 
My first Mingus Wesley is opening.
Here's DGK, which I picked up at the midwest plant auction this spring. It is from Don Kasanic and I don't know much about it other than someone from his local society brought a bunch of plants of it in and said he just wants people to grow it. It's a 2201 B SC. 
Sandia Gold is a small waterlily. 