General Dahlia Chat - 2025

Juliarugula · 2025-01-01T13:30:33+00:00

Justafewdahlias whew! Much better thanks! 😅

Bessie

SteveM thank you for the research!! I spent a good deal of time looking online at photos of white dahlias before I posted.
I have a Ferncliff Pearl in another part of the yard that the gophers ate 1/2 of, and it hasn't bloomed. At this point Ferncliff Pearl is my guess. I think this means I'll need to take out my gloves and dig around in the soil for the tag to end the mystery...There is a pearl essence sheen to the petals.

MissyWeitzel

Bessie here is my Ferncliff Pearl. Edited to say, we have totally different climates, but here in 4 years of growing it, I have never seen it without somewhat of a blush.

Bessie

Bessie got my gloves out, and the answer is... Irish Ruffles. I didn't even have it on the list! 😔
I had another plant of it blooming in another area of the yard, and I didn't make the connection. Photos taken today

This is the bloom in another part of the yard that's been blooming for a few weeks. I wasn't impressed, but I'm learning you can't judge a Dahlia by it's first blooms of the season.

calico20hill

You might need a new Irish Ruffles. It can be a really pretty .

Teddahlia

From left to right: Teresa Bergman of Cowlitz River Dahlias, Noni Morrison who uses the "Salish" name on her seedlings and myself Ted Kennedy, of Hollyhill Dahlias. Picture by Carman Moos who may be on Dahlia Talk on 09-23-25 to do a session of how to take pictures of purple dahlias. We are at the Portland Trial Garden at Swan Island Dahlias.

calico20hill

Teddahlia Wow, Good catch ! Two of my favorite dahlia mentors here that I am chatting with.

Bessie

I recently visited the Mendocino Botanical Garden in Ft. Bragg, California. This Dahlia growing in the vegetable garden display didn't have a label, but I'm guessing it's Cornel Bronze. Please let me know your thoughts.

JessieC

Bessie Could be Rose Toscano. Very nice!

Bessie

JessieC thanks for the input! I grow Rose Toscano and the flower at the Botanical Garden didn't remind me of it. I've had Cornel Bronze in my garden for several years, but I've never seen a bloom that I can remember.

JessieC

Bessie To me, CB is more washed out in color than RT, which can vary much like an apricot. Some blooms have a bit of gradation. CB’s color is more flat.

Teddahlia

Looks to me like Cornel Bronze. Those little points on the tips of the florets may be a clue as they look like other pictures. of CB.

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