Rarities - ISO and Sources

AKWindWatcher · 2023-03-03T01:54:25+00:00

I thought I'd start a discussion dedicated to the hunt for, and the finding of, rare ones. I know there are some that have been part of other discussions (H...

Teddahlia

Lexa was named by Mike and Kathy Iler after Lexa Cookson of the Eugene club. Very pretty flower and I hope you find it. We grew it but one year and lost it. Sandrine is another Iler intro that came out about the same time and it is even better and even tougher to keep the tubers.

MIDahlias

Teddahlia the Iler's seemed to love naming dahlias after their dahlia friends. I'm homing many Iler creations this year.

blown_dry

OMG Sandrine.... 😻 So beautiful. I wonder if Parks lost it. Do you ever see it at shows,Ted?

Teddahlia

Yes, I have seen it at a show and it was in the same class as HH Margarita. The two flowers caused the judges to have a split decision and the show chairman declared Sandrine the winner claiming there was a bug bite on Margarita.

MIDahlias

Teddahlia what a shame.

blown_dry

Teddahlia the show chairman declared Sandrine the winner

Oh dear! LOL. Margarita wins as the tastiest. Have you seen it recent-ish though, as in, is it still in existance perhaps?

Teddahlia

We grow Margarita and sell it once in awhile. A Sandrine is tuber is probably worth about $40.00 and I wonder if anyone has one.

blown_dry

No, I have Margarita. I was just wondering if Sandrine is still showing up here and there. I would pay more than that for it.

Dahlia53

todgor HOE had it, but only for previous customers, and only a few. I asked. Been asking others. Will keep asking everyone who grows dahlias who might have it, until I am reunited with it. If I ever get it back I am going to grow several of them as insurance - and make sure tubers go to people who are serious about keeping it going.

AKWindWatcher

So I've got another one. A grower posted an "In Search of List" on Facebook and one of the varieties was Alicia Kan. I couldn't find anything about this one online and the person who posted the list said it's one she saw a picture of a long time ago but didn't know where. Anybody recognize the name?

bloomhjelm

Had to post in the "rarities" thread that I'd love to hear stories about finding older cultivars in unlikely places. Was just chatting with a lady from Facebook marketplace with three varieties hybridized before 1980 which I haven't seen for sale before. And she's a couple of miles from me by chance.

The dahlias were Apollo (WL W), Fidalgo Bounce (FD LB I think), and Cendrillon (IC PK Y).

AKWindWatcher

bloomhjelm Holy cow!! Great find! I’ll have to see if I can’t find her on FB Marketplace.

I actually found Alpen Rhicky hiding in a garden up here. That was a big, and exciting, surprise for me as I’m actively hunting for Bill McClaren varieties. Plus, never would have expected to find it hiding in Alaska. Same grower has Jacques Bongaerts.

bloomhjelm

Of course I have no idea how genetics hold up from what the original looked like because I can't find any original photos.

AKWindWatcher

Alas, I can’t seem to find her on Marketplace. Think she might be open to a direct contact?

bloomhjelm

She isn't shipping and I don't want to give out her personal profile but I can let you know if I get tubers and grow them.

AKWindWatcher

bloomhjelm Zero expectations but if that works out, I'll gladly take you up on that offer! 🙂

bloomhjelm

AKWindWatcher Just curious if you wanted a Cendrillon cutting, I have one rooted up that's looking good after the tuber took her sweet time waking up. Let me know in private message if so. 🙂

AKWindWatcher

Had the chance to chat with Philip Mingus today. So, new one on the ISO list is for him. Mingus Loren P. It sounds like Connie might have it but, just in case, I thought I'd add it to this thread. In case it's hiding in someone's garden.

bloomhjelm

AKWindWatcher I saw on Facebook something about this. It sounds like people have been hunting for it since at least 2022. I hope he finds it.

I did run across Mingus Millie B this year which I hadn't found before.

Also, Janet Riley at the farm which was previously Mike Iler's (Riley Blossoms) had some unknown variegated collarettes listed in the 2023 catalog. Very possibly not a lead at all, since they are probably just his own seedlings, but you never know.

AKWindWatcher

bloomhjelm Thanks! I'd forgotten that I'd seen those in her catalog. I know she was working on identifying everything. I'll shoot her a note. Thanks for the reminder!

AKWindWatcher

There was a post in the ISO FB group today from someone looking for Mrs. Mary Martin. I could find very little about it. Has anyone actually seen this variety? If so, what did you think of it?

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