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It looks like Bellago's Glory (size B in dark red w/ yellow edges).

Finally found out the name, I looking at the companies website that supplies the nursery where i got the bulbs. Then I found it, its name is Caballero, at least that is what it is called in Canada

Here is a link that might be useful: Van noort bulbs

Beautiful, beautiful! Your photos are as good or better than a lot of online catalog photos! What a fantastic garden you must have! I love Castle Drive and Robin Hood. Does Castle Drive remind you of Hillcrest Kismet? Just curious, how many dahlia plants do you grow? It seems your arsenal is tremendous--and lovely.

Annabeth

Thanks Annabeth. It is a labor of love for sure. I do not know how many plants I have, I'm too tired to count. Between 325 and 350, I would guess. There have been deaths and there have been suprise tubers or plants planted and I have no time to take a full count recently.

Nothing in the world reminds me of Hillcrest Kismet. That is one orangey pink beauty to behold. Castle Drive is nice, but smaller in size and pink and yellow; although nice enough in itself.

Thank you so much! I will try it.

No problem!

You can of course disbud those oppposite of that and remove just the middle one, but I think you get stronger stems the other way. Depending on how much time I have I will nip off those buds that will form flowers never to be seen.

Beautiful, indeed. I have been feeding mine with miracle grow as well. Today was the last feeding for the year. From now on, I want them to grow more naturally, in preparation for a long winter. I will continue to water as needed though.

jroot thanks, I also finished feeding for the year.... like minds

I read somewhere (on this forum, perhaps!) that using a fertilizer that is high in nitrogen will produce tubers that will not store well. So I use one with a low first number and higher others on my dahlias (as opposed to my roses, which really like the high-nitro stuff).

Many of the giant dahlias are good tuber makers. Kidd's Climax makes a moderate number of tubers for me. I continue to grow it because it is a beautiful dahlia and the first giant one my dear, sweet Mother ever grew. There may be a deficiency in your soil that is causing not to produce any tubers. Even though some people say it is too much trouble, I would have my soil tested. Another thing you can do to insure a tuber the following year is plant the tuber in a pot and then sink the pot in the ground. You will get a normal sized plant and blooms. Then, when the season is over, dig the pot and store pot and all where it won't freeze. When the tuber sprouts, you can separate into several pieces, or take cuttings. But that is another whole subject. Good luck and don't give up.

Teresa

Very fine, I love your cactus Dahlias!!!

Very nice!
The first one is certainly Jean Marie.

bigcityal,

Have you had better luck with cuttings than with the tubers? I've checked out that supplier's website earlier this year and do plan to try cuttings next year. Just wanted to get feedback from others who've tried before first though. Did you have any problems "hardening them off to the sun"? Did the plants perform better overall, compared to those of tubers?

I didn't have any problem with them hardening off, they will still start out kind of slow early in the year. The rest of my dahlias are from tubers that are started 6 weeks before planting outside. I don't have any problem with Corralitos, they might be better for people who have problems direct planting tubers or for varities only they carry.
This is one of theirs this year.

Here is a link that might be useful:

10-14 days is a long time to last on a plant. I have no other guesses other than age of bloom, but do commiserate with your pile o' petals falling before your eyes.

MIne drop off also, after 4 or 5 days. This is perfectly normal. If yours are lasting 10-14 days, that is amazing. I agree with poochella on this one.

Your dahlias are magnificent!!! :)

Wow! Bodacious is a gorgeous. Love them all.

Thomas:
These are all of the dahlia shows being held this year
in the North Atlantic Dahlia Conference. I'm the
American Dahlia Society's Regional Vice President
for the North Atlantic Conference. Email me at
EBonci@msn.com if you have any further questions.
Ed Bonci aka Dahliaboy

North Atlantic Dahlia Conference Shows

August 18 & 19 Washington County Fair, Richmond, RI, by the Rhode Island Dahlia Society

August 25 CT Dahlia Society 49th. Annual Show, Elizabeth Park, Hartford

September 1 & 2 Long Island Dahlia Society, Bayard Cutting Arboretum, LI, NY

September 8 & 9 Rhode Island Dahlia Society, Wickford, RI

September 12* Southern Tier Dahlia Society & NADC Show, Chemung County

Fairgrounds, Horseheads, NY (*Note this is a Wednesday)

September 15 &16 Mid Island Dahlia Society, Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY

& Rochester Dahlia Society, Fairport, NY

September 22 & 23 No NADC Shows, but Philadelphia DS is on this date at the

Longwood Gardens near Kennett Square, PA. Next year the

Philadelphia Society will be hosting the 2008 ADS National Show on September 18-21.

September 29 North Jersey Dahlia Society, Frelinghuysen Arboret., Morristown, NJ

October 6 & 7 Long Island Dahlia Society, 2nd. Show, Bayard Cutting Arboretum

October 13 & 14 Mid Island Dahlia Society, 2nd. Show, Planting Fields

Ed, thank you. I had no idea there were so many shows.
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