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...

Juliarugula

MissyWeitzel you’ll have to tell me how you like it! It’s one of those I keep thinking I need to try.

Rusty and Anita are so fun and so nice!

BackyardBouquets_17

20th Ave Memory, it’s late in the season for buying this one but if anyone knows of a place it’s still for sale I’d be interested in knowing. Im fine waiting till next yr to. Just putting it out there on the possibility of someone having an over abundance of tubers or cuttings.

blown_dry

BackyardBouquets_17
https://dahliaaddict.com/20th-ave-memory/dahlia/6058?view=results

katyaker

Does anyone have, or know where to acquire "Blooms Kehala"? I have an older friend who lost this dahlia and is trying to find it. It is a red waterlily.

joepa60

katyaker If you find it, let me know! I've been hunting for her everywhere, and I do mean EVERYWHERE. I'm marrying Lewie Bloom's (the breeder) great-granddaughter this September and I have been trying desperately to find as many of his dahlias as I can. Kehala is one that has seems to have disappeared in just the last three years...

DarcyD

BackyardBouquets_17 I only got two tubers that eyed up of RJR. If you remind me next year I’ll send you one since I have two plants of it this year. Sorry.

BackyardBouquets_17

DarcyD

That’s totally fine. 😊 I think every Gardner ( at least I do) has the words “ there’s always next year” as one of the top phrases in their gardening vocabulary.

katyaker

joepa60 I will definitely let you know if I find any! No luck yet. People keep telling me I need to be on Facebook for just this kind of thing, but I am resisting.

DarcyD

Does anyone have or has anyone seen Fidalgo Splash? It was my daughters favorite when she was little and I haven’t seen it for years. I’d love to get it back.

katyaker

DarcyD Fidalgo Splash has been on my wish list for years. I had it years ago and love it!

Laia

DarcyD It looks like Parks Dahlias had a picture up of Fidalgo Splash at some point. Might be worth contacting them to see if they still grow it. Good luck!

Teddahlia

Fidalgo Splash: Richard Matthies did the Fidalgo varieties and he lived somewhere in Western Washington(Fidalgo Island?). I bet it would be available at the club sales near there. We grew it in about 1995. I saw somewhere that someone had Bristol Stripe for sale(our club sale?). It was nice too.

DarcyD

Thanks for the ideas!! I’ll inquire with Parks. Maybe post on FB.

BackyardBouquets_17

Just Lucas

I see it’s in Kennedy hill farms list? Any other sources? I’d like to get it next spring for my friend who had a full term stillborn little boy.

TNB

BackyardBouquets_17 I have it. Feel free to message me on here & I’ll help you out. 💕

silvarerum

BackyardBouquets_17 Kennedy has this right now as a fall cutting. I got one along with a few others. Now let's have a powwow on keeping fall cuttings alive over winter. 🙏

magucci

BackyardBouquets_17 I have it. It's new to me this year. I have a small number of plants but am planning a spring sale if it produces well. I can let you know if it makes enough tubers to get one to you. 🙂

magucci

BackyardBouquets_17

If you'd like, I can send you a tuber once I dig for your friend. 🙂

bloomhjelm

Only the Pretty Petals featured Just Lucas on Instagram and may sell it, but has not before, and Brambleside has sold it before.

Teddahlia

Fidalgo Splash: I find it interesting that something we grew in the early 1990s and is a 1972 variety is now a unicorn. The late Richard Matthies bred it and he was also a rhododendron breeder. And you all know, Fidalgo is the name of the island where he lived and it is not far away from Camano Island.

silvarerum

todgor I love this!

silvarerum

I had Rejman's Polish kid my first year, five years ago, and lost it. I would love to find it as my mom is Polish and got a kick out of the name. I see it sometimes pop up on websites but never seems to make it to the sale anymore.

I would also love to find Hollyhill Calico. Another one I had my first year and lost bc I bungled the tuber saving. I love the randomness of it.

BackyardBouquets_17

silvarerum
I seen that. I’ve dabbled in my own cuttings in the spring with really good success but not sure how well my overwintering capabilities are for fall cutting. We had our first hard frost last night and won’t be able to plant out till mid May so it’s a long time to keep things alive for us and So far I haven’t had the greatest success with shipped cuttings which why I prefer buying a tuber. If I end up having to buy a cutting I’ll just bite the bullet and try it but it’s not my first preference.

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