BackyardBouquets_17 First bloom of the year is from a second year seedling. We were supposed to get a bunch of rain today so I took the pic last night in case it gets ruined. This morning miss 3 yr old used the clippers on it ( not supposed to be in that section with her clippers) so I guess a vase life test it will be an we will wait to see the next bloom fully open. Did not have the green in the center last yr but it did only bloom way late in the season.
bloomhjelm I feel like I've waited nine months for this first bouquet photo. From top center clockwise are Elfin (pom), Lee's Chloe, an unnamed Levi's, Levi's Dreamwalk, HH Honeygold, Lee's Kewpie, Coorabell Astrid.
Bessie @BackyardBouquets_17 #p17084 I'm still learning about green centers, and when and how they appear and disappear. If I remember correctly... @SteveM has described green centers as many immature petals, and how he is able to get a longer season out of some varieties that throw green centers early in the season.
Teddahlia A very few show flowers have green centers before they mature. Show people tend to avoid these varieties as they are always worried that the green center will not go away for the show. An old Barbarry variety(Barbarry Gem?) was one and if you saw it in the garden , you would walk right past it as all you saw was green centers. But the flower was near perfect when ripe. Dick Parshall(Clearview Irene) bred this one with the trait and he could show it to higher awards. However, others in slightly different climates never saw a good flower. So, in the show dahlia world, green centers are not well tolerated.
