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Too far South for Dahlias?????
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Posted by blueberryhills 7 NW AL (My Page) on Thu, Feb 26, 09 at 15:58
Kiddos and I have been drooling over the pictures of Dahlias and now we think we just have to have some - an orange one tops the list. The problem .. . I don't think I have ever seen any growing in our area and none of my friends who garden have ever tried them either. Neighbor lady, who is a wealth of gardening info to us, says her mother was successful growing them (40+ years ago) but that she's never tried them. Their gardens are mostly vegetables.
Most all of the info I find on the net comes from more Northern climates -
A $20 hole for a $5 tuber is one thing - controlling the weather another.
Are there varieties that will tolerate the heat and humidity better than others? What about partial shade?
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RE: Too far South for Dahlias?????
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| The dahlia society of Georgia has a list of heat tolerant varieties along with growing hints in the south. The humidity seems to be the limiting factor with dahlias. Varieties that I have read that do well down to Houston are Bishop of Llandoff, Juanita,Thomas Edison,Lavengro,Union Jack,Prince Noir. whether these make good cuts I'm not sure, would like to find out the answer too. Mollie |
RE: Too far South for Dahlias?????
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| Thanks Mollie - I did find the website for the Dahlia Society of Georgia - it had a lot of great information. I think we'll try some. They will be very popular at our market if we can grow them successfully. |
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