Last year's favorites, this year's list...

10 years ago

Last year I grew:
randi dawn
vassio meggos
brushstroke
lemon kiss
centercourt
seduction
ted's choice
lauren michele
Flower photos here.

I also grew clyde's choice because I like orange, but it took FOREVER to get started, and the plant never really produced, so not repeating.

This year I'm doing:
midnight moon,
daydreamer,
brushstroke,
blah blah blah
randi dawn,
sheer heaven,
cameo peach,
Nicholas
vassio meggos,
bluetiful,
innocence,
purplicious

Anyone grow these?

Here is a link that might be useful: More dahlia photos

Comments (5)

mandolls
10 years ago
I'll have Vassio Meggos and Midnight Moon this year, but that is the only overlap with your list. I have jumped from about 35 different dahlias to about 75 this year. It is going to be a long time before I see blooms, but I do have them potted up and sprouting trying to get a head start on the season.

Thanks for the link to your blog - very fun and beautiful pics.
VictoriaElizabeth
Original Author
10 years ago
75... I am jealous!!

I searched your name to see pics-- what is the large purple variety on the far right (second photo down?)

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/dahlia/msg0913133930456.html

Any posts that show your whole garden?
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mandolls
10 years ago
The big purple in the small vase by itself is Formby Kaitlyn - its a stunner, if you like the big ones.

Three years ago half my yard was dug up for a new septic system. I am hoping that this year every thing will come together,(maybe?). I have been doing so much rearranging and expansion of beds the past two years that my garden has tended to look like a construction zone most of the time, so I haven't even tried to take many "long shots".
davidinsf
10 years ago
I had a sheer heaven years ago that did nothing so I ditched it. Innocence never grew or bloomed either. Purplicious is a stunner - one of my favorites. It's a workhorse in my yard.

Clyde's Choice is a HUGE dahlia and it is my experience with the 10-14"s that they take a little longer to get settled in. I have the very similar Baarn Bounty and was disappointed the first year. Only 4-5 blooms and it seemed to take forever to sprout, grow and bloom. But in the last 2 years, it has increased to maybe a dozen blooms that are long lasting bloomers, even though the whole plant cycle is not nearly as long as say Sept. Morn or Purplicious.
mytime
10 years ago
mandolls, 1/2 my yard was torn up 6 years ago for a new septic system, and it still looks like a construction zone. I see quite a bit settled this winter, so I have more repairs to make to certain areas. I hope yours comes together faster for you.
Now, back to dahlias...the only one on your list I'm growing is Vassio Meggos. I never give up on a dahlia after only one year...I wouldn't have V.M. if I did--it did awful the first year, but wonderful the 2nd. We'll see this year.