General Dahlia Chat 2023

blown_dry · 2023-02-04T23:41:17+00:00

Continuing from https://cubits.org/Dahlias/thread/view/91587/?offset=560#end_of_thread

MissyWeitzel

calico20hill Great idea, thank you! I am so curious now if any of the red will show up later in the season. I'll take a nicer picture when the blooms are fully open and post it in a couple days.
I definitely will try to order Irish Blackheart from Birch Bay next season, as well as every other waterlily they have that I should have ordered this past year. 😊

Krista

Wondering if anyone knows anything about the referenced “DVD Tel with David Boyd, Roger Turrell, Derek Hewlett and Robin Pearce” mentioned in this thread and whether it’s available anywhere still?

KitCMC

Krista

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RRTFrNUD2TA

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nQLPlfozQFk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KPijP2sPF8k

?? Maybe this??

Krista

KitCMC Wow, MVP! Thank you, Cate!!!!

blown_dry

KitCMC Score!!

Bessie

I've got a Dahlia(cutting I think) that is obviously mislabeled. My best guess is it's Hollyhill Black Widow. I don't have a reference bloom yet to compare to. This first bloom is about 5", with strong, slightly red stems. About 3' tall at this point, and a beautiful stocky plant. Ideas?

calico20hill

Isn't Hollyhill Black Widow a waterlily?

NCDahlia

yes its a WL. And the above to me does not look like black widow. believe ted said black widow was before black beauty but he can correct me if wrong

https://hollyhilldahlias.aroundbeantown.com/HHVarieties/BlackWidow.html

Teddahlia

Black Widow was released long before Black Beauty and they are probably not very related to each other. My picture in the link you posted is what it looks like. It has more rounded tips than your flower. It also sports to a maroon purple and that is irrelevant to this discussion. I do not recognize your flower.
2021 seedling of Black Beauty and it looked nice this year.

Bessie

Teddahlia thanks Ted for the confirmation. I guess I'll have to wait until some of the dahlias bloom, and then to figure this out. It's definitely not what's labeled, Hollyhill Lilibet.😳
I have that blooming and know what it looks like.

MissyWeitzel

Does anyone know if two dahlias exist, both a Clearview Mick and a Clearview Mick S? Or are they one in the same? My friend gave tubers to me and called them Clearview Mick. ADS lists a CV Mick as a B ID PR, which fits. Then I also find pictures of a CV Mick S online that looks like what I have.

blown_dry

MissyWeitzel I have CV Mick S in my database FWIW. I hope someone lists it for 2024! Yum.

MissyWeitzel

We had a really nice West Michigan Dahlia Society show last weekend. Some exhibitors that bring a lot of flowers to our show went to nationals so we weren't sure how it would go, but it turned out great and very well attended. My Baron Ron entry made the head table as Best stellar but didn't get a very good picture. 😊
Here are some other standout entries from other growers:
The King of the show was also the largest bloom of the show, a particularly perfect and beautiful Aggie White at 14".

Winholme Diane is definitely on my wishlist now!

And Sir Richard really caught my eye.

My goal is to someday feel confident enough to do a floral arrangement entry but it didn't happen this year. There were some really beautiful entries in the theme of the gardens who host our show, dahlias for dinner, etc. The last picture was the one that went to the head table as best arrangement and my pic doesn't do it justice. She made the bridge out of plant material and it looks just like the bridge in by the koi garden area. Very cool!

AndreaB

MissyWeitzel Thanks for posting, Missy. I wondered how your show went.
I’m not familiar with Baron Ron, but it’s another beautiful Stellar. Congrats!
Oh… and that Aggie White. Wow.

KitCMC

MissyWeitzel gorgeous! Congrats on making the head table! It’s a beautiful bloom 🙌

KitCMC

MissyWeitzel gorgeous! Congrats on making the head table! It’s a beautiful bloom 🙌

Krista

MissyWeitzel Wow congrats on your head table win! I love seeing the arrangements that show up. Your show had some great ones!

Emilyp

MissyWeitzel Thank you for sharing Missy, it is so fun to see the displays! Congrats on your Baron Ron win!

Juliarugula

Does anyone grow Clearview Maize? Does it have red stems?

I have a mystery dahlia that’s popped up from a tuber that escaped last season and overwintered. (I actually had 3 of them this year, but I’ve figured out the other two). It has a huge bud on it and I'm anxiously awaiting the reveal. But I can’t remember what A, AA varieties I would have grown in that spot with red stems. These are quite bold red stems. I know Shiloh Noelle was in the area, but definitely not red stems on that one…. Maybe CV Maize, but photos I see online look pretty green to me.

Teddahlia

I was surprised that most of the cut flower visitors to our garden on the 28th had not heard of Hollyhill Berry Purple. They said they were looking for a good purple cut flower and one said she liked Hollyhill Regal. I told her that Berry Purple was a much better cut flower and makes much better tubers.

AndreaB

Teddahlia cuttings are the only way I can keep Regal going. I still prefer Regal’s color vs. Berry Purple.

MissyWeitzel

Teddahlia I'm growing it this year and like it a lot! It isn't listed in the ADS classification handbook or the online version. I took it to a show last week and if I have any that look nice Friday, I'll bring them to the Midwest Dahlia Conference Show. I'm doing my best to spread the word! 😉

JillAnne

Teddahlia Hi Ted, how does the color of HH Regal compare to the color of HH Berry Purple? Thank you so much!

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