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I hope my Tahiti Sunrise looks like that! I have alot of light pink with yellow center dahlias. I did not order these colors. The dahlias I ordered were in the yellow bronze red orange variety. The names are right but the dahlias are not the same as the names? I used 4 places so will have to ask that question when they open again. Very odd.

Here's the same flower 5 days in.

Tahiti Sunrise (BBC): 5" diameter flower on 30" bush.

Notice there's more yellow and less intense reds. Mine aren't getting bleached by the sun, its a simple progression I believe.

I'm working on a couple of videos showing the life of a flower...;-] including this one.

Cheers,
Russ

I just found this information also.

Daytona
4" blooms, 5' bush. Creme Yellow blooms. Good stems make this an excellent cut dahlia.

Here is a link that might be useful: interesting site

Thanks for the reply.

kathy5,

In my humble estimation, dahliettas are indeed similar to dahlias but short. Good for the front of a garden, or for pots. I have some in a large pot on the deck, which I have had for several years. They do produce tubers each year. I start them the same time as my tall dahlias, in late March or early April under lights. This year, they have made a wonderful display for me,- almost always in bloom. They do come in many colours. My former neighbour had an amazing display each year in front of her home.

Vikingcraftsman, Home depot had some dahlias in 5 inch pots but just in yellow and not dahliettas. I guess I will start with these and maybe start early next year with the dahliettas, if I can find them.

love the top pic. the colors are so intense!

Triple B the wife likes those shots because she crops out what she wants then makes thing for her second life castles. She makes rugs, paintings on the wall and some tiles out of my flower pictures.

thanks, viking. I figured i should just start a new post. i'll search first. your flowers are all so lovely.

vikingcraftsman, that is a gorgeous dahia. Well done.

ahlia newbie, you will find that the dahlias look nice for a few days, but that is about the limit. Sad, but true.

wow

That's quite a transformation, Russ. A nice one, too. :)

"Lovingly known as the Outhouse Plant, this old heirloom selection of Coneflower is still seen in gardens today."

Turns out my best friend gave it to me a couple of years ago, but I completely forgot.

There are no seeds, unfortunately, but it propagates well by simply dividing the root ball. IÂm definitely going to work with it to give it a better spot as right now itÂs literally inside a willow.

Have a look at this picture of them. (note: not from my garden.)

PlantFiles: Pictures of Cut-Leaf Coneflower, Golden Glow 'Hortensia' (Rudbeckia laciniata)

Link below goes to a page with all sorts of details about it.

Cheers,
Russ

Here is a link that might be useful: PlantFiles: Detailed information on Cut-Leaf Coneflower, Golden Glow Rudbeckia laciniata 'Hortensia'

I have them also and they are against the red pool house. I love them. They have a funny root system. I don't know if it's little corms or not. I have to tie mine up for the wind. You are right. There are no seeds.