Puget Sparkle- really nice cutflower in a bright medium red. This plant is massive- wide as it is tall and could be a two staker, or three by September.

Salsa Picante about half open.

Sea Oro- big and very tall. Great golden orange color.

Silver Years waterlily, very palest pink.

Tiny Treasure a cute little white pompon.

Peaches N Cream

I hate it when they don't come up, lila! But it happens. Here was the other Peaches N Cream- a much different appearance, although it is the same variety from the same vendor. This one is about 5 ft tall, the other was short at <2ft.

Couple more open now:
Wyn's Autumn Reverie - a great flower in excellent fall colors

Chanel Tatiana a delicate 3 inch pastel with lots of stems.

Lavid a lovely BB size lavender. Lots of flowers in a great color.

Big fluffy white one Yuukyu an ID on great stems in pure white.
From the side

And front, not open by any means, but that doesn't stop me!

I don't know where Park Record is found in public, but I adore these colors and plant. It is beyond vibrant.

Here's my new Hot Pink favorite for this year- a bit more open: Pretty In Pink- consistent good blooms in great color! I could live with about 10 plants of this one!

Hy Lustre another newer orange favorite: besides the excellent form, the colors are rich and wonderful. Tall plant for me 2 yrs runnning- I plan on 5 ft.

Here's a nice unnamed flower in pinky lav/white. it's about 5-6 inches across and very nice, 3 ft ht. Any guesses?

Annabeth

Some others:
Wyn's Garden Glow, a full A ID in rich lavender with a glowing yellow center petal. Stout stems and lasts a long time when cut.

Hy Lobster is a new favorite bright red, spidery cactus, semi-cactus, or incurved cactus depending on where you search online.

Ruskin Marigold- this one just glows orange from afar. Not at all what the camera captures. Very nice.

Tiny little Crossfield Ebony a deep red pompon. This one got hidden by a towering neighbor; you know, one that is '3 ft tall,' but turns out 5 ft tall? Crossfield has plenty of blooms in a deep dark color. I will grow it again in the confirmed very short dahlias patch even though it's a good 3 ft tall.

Castle Drive is going crazy- a lovely FD in pink with yellow about 6 inches across

Downham Royal- get it! It's a beautifully formed and rich colored deep purple despite its red appearance here. Great flower.

Another nice dahlia in a unique color: French Doll available at Swan Island. Dusky pink and yellow, lots of blooms that keep on coming as promised. It's a smaller bloom of 3-4 inches but very worthwhile.

Brookside Cheri is a nice little pink cactus with lots of flowers.

Camano Thunder- it is a stunning bright purple that I just can't grow here. Year one it did very well, the color is amazing, but since then it's gone downhill and produced fewer and fewer blooms. Au revoir.

CLearview Irene is a beautiful rich yellow SC in medium 6 inch size. Great plant.

Golden Egg is a rich egg-yolk gold in demure little 3 inch waterlilies blooming on very upright stems. Very nice. They're like little golden UFO's blooming upright in your garden.

Karma Prospero- medium pink well-formed flower on stout stems. It has the benefits of not needing diligent support and distinct pink lines down each petal. A very nice lt. pink bloom.

Maltby Pearl- This has been a disappointing plant but a decent FD flower sized on an ill-growing plant. I won't grow this again.

I'm growing this one again and I don't know the name! Haunting purple ball that wasn't what it was labelled by the grower. I'm not complaining.
If you have a guess at ID, I'd sure like to know it. This one I'd grow many times over. That's all for now.

Downham Royal is in contention for my favorite new dahlia of 07, thanks to you. But Barbarossa is a wonderful addition as well, really a beautiful red as you said. Here is Barbarossa

I'll start a new thread with a few more.

How much garden space do you devote to dahlias?

Here are a few more in bloom:
Pooh is back in a sunny yellow and orange collarette:

Mel's Yellow Delight is even more delightful without bug bites and rain spots. This one has rock solid stems for cutting.

Karma Naomi- late to bloom here, but a rich deep maroon red. Ooh and Ahh. Dry early version and a day later, wet version.

Blue Bell, a dark lavender with darker purple reverse. Nice enough pre-packaged tuber/flower that reminds me of Lauren Michelle.

One of my all time favorites, Cherrio- such a fantastic color of bright fuschia with those little white tips. I never get tired of this small 4-6 inch flower.

Crazy Legs is a dramatic little 3-4 incher in red-rust with pale gold front petals. Mine are always tall 5 ft at least.

An origination in a wonderful muted brick red from a friend in Oregon "Berry Bounty"

Bea Paradise from Al! This is a bad photo- it is a wonderful white with lavender highlights, about 4-5 inches across here and 4 ft tall.

It has been a weird year for the dahlia Seattle- again across the country, and perhaps beyond. It was one of my earliest and favorite dahlias in years past- this year I've seen about 6 blooms, and here are 3 of them: nearly all yellow, normal, and orangey yellow. That's all for now.