2024 - Dahlia Blooms

SteveM · 2024-03-18T01:41:40+00:00

Let the fun begin! My first bloom of the 2024 season: Bloom: 'Sophie F' (BB ID Pk) A 20 year-old seedling I still use for the Coral palette. Vase: From my...

Juliarugula

Guys! Hollyhill Cotton Candy! Whoa! I can’t keep my eyes off these blooms! I tried growing her a few years ago and it was very meh - maybe I got super poor stock, but now I’m thinking it had to have been a totally wrong variety because it was nothing like this. Soooo glad I decided to try it again!

blown_dry

Juliarugula Ooooh! Nice. I'd love the source if it's public.

Bessie

Juliarugula after reading and studying Wayne Holland's writings, I think he might be on to something that would explain how a cutting grown plant will sometimes far surpass a tuber grown plant in vigor. Hint, it's about root/tuber nematodes! https://web.archive.org/web/20090120070340/http://members.shaw.ca/hydahlia/curablevirus.html

Krista

Juliarugula Oooooweeeeyowzah!

Juliarugula

blown_dry I actually got these tubers from Triple Wren. Honestly, I’ve wound up with a few problem purchases from them, but this one was good!

I flipped through their site recently though and didn’t see HH Cotton Candy listed anymore. But who knows - seems like they change up their offerings frequently.

Juliarugula

Bessie not sure if it’s what you were thinking, but these were tuber grown plants.

However, yes, that is a phenomenon I’ve observed in my own garden!

Bessie

Juliarugula I was thinking that perhaps the new tuber stock you received had been grown from cuttings and thus was more vigorous. But actually, I just wanted to throw out the info that nematodes, in some cases might affect lack of plant vigor. I should have explained better.

calico20hill

I think I got 2 Triple Wren rooted cuttings this year and one was a KA. I am looking forward to the blooms and hope they are worth the price and hassles to get them. I don't remember right off which ones they were. I think the other might have been a Bloomquist.. I should go look them up and get them back on my radar. I ordered a number of Bloomquists tubers from North Cascades after they opened.

BackyardBouquets_17

Coseytown Bounty. New for me this yr and The plant is absolutely loaded with blooms!

edewitt

Just Married

Ketchup & Mustard

Ted sent me this Hollyhill Tiger Rose (sport) last year and it seems to be doing better than last year.

Hollyhill Moonsong

Tyler James

MissyWeitzel

I've found Taratahi Ruby to be difficult to photograph on the plant or inside but it is lovely on my desk.
Bear Creek Sunrise

Hollyhill Wicked Witch is larger and more striking than I expected!

edewitt

MissyWeitzel Hollyhill Wicked Witch is larger and more striking than I expected!

I bought that one last year but it sported to just red. Most of my variegated Hollyhill dahlias reverted to a solid color except for a couple. I do enjoy that picture though. That Bear Creek Sunrise just shines! It looks from the photo that Taratahi Ruby is probably a bit brighter of a near fire truck red with a slight bit of yellow & coral on the inside?

Juliarugula

A couple of cool variegated blooms today.

AC Gypsy is blowing my mind. Wow! I can’t wait to see it fully open.

River’s Mee-Kaw is super cool also!

Krista

Returned to visit my dahlias finally! We planted and left them on 7/11 and I’m thrilled to find most have begun to come up. I felt like a grown up when I instantly yanked my entire plant of Hollyhill Letitia who was exhibiting very clear signs of virus. Le sigh.

On the bright side, Sandia Bertha is my first bloom for 2024!

WanderingDahlias

Bloomquist Winnie has been has been early and prolific for me!

WanderingDahlias

KA’s Coral Sea lives up to the hype! I love the soft ruffle to the petals.

Bessie

WanderingDahlias nice photo! The KA's Coral Seas is a lovely color and has nice floret shape. How big is the bloom? Is there a tight center?

WanderingDahlias

Some new and old friends that I’m wild about so far …

The lovely Molly Raven

KA’s Mocha Katie is a watercolor painting

MD Barbie began as hot pink and evolved to this. A stunner!

Lee’s Lotusland - looking forward to the evolution on this one!

Normandy DeeGee, seriously in love!

Narrows Lori, been chasing her for 3 years because I’m a Lorie

WanderingDahlias

Curious the origin of the name Eperler Ley, but what a beautiful dahlia!

Princess Nadine will knock your socks off.

Another chaser that I’m thrilled with, KA’s Papa John

RM Baby Girl is absolutely beautiful

blown_dry

WanderingDahlias Thanks for sharing! Beautiful.

Krista

WanderingDahlias Gorgeous, you’re already getting so many blooms!

WanderingDahlias

blown_dry

This was the first bloom and I’m quite happy with the center. Would hope it will tighten as the plant matures. Around 4”

Bessie

bloomhjelm

I was out spraying for powdery mildew for a while. Time for a big bottle. My only blooms are still Bull's Blood and Sandia Bliss, with Sandia Gold and Lakeview Blush coming up next. I probably was overcautious in planting as late as I did.

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