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Tue, May 3, 11 at 6:51
| The front of my house faces mostly east and I have a flower bed right in front of the house that goes into the shadow of the house by around 2 p.m. How would dahlias behave in this location? Will they boom OK and stand upright? I have some lilies here that bloom alright but tend to lean away from the house looking for the sun.
Thanks,
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- Posted by oscarthecat z7MD (My Page) on Tue, May 3, 11 at 10:06
| Hi Steve, My shade does not begin until around 4n 0;clock. We have roses on east side of house and they do tend to lean out. All my dahlias are grown on south side. Shade comes from a tree line. Steve in Baltimore County. |
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| I grow my dahlias in what is 6-8 hours of sun, depending on the time of year. They are definitely taller and leggier than dahlias that get more sun (tubers that are supposed to be 4-5 ft. are usually 6-7 ft. for me), however They are healthy and bloom beautifully. As far as growing straight - you will need to stake them whether they are in 6 hours of sun or 12 hours of sun, so its not really an issue. |
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- Posted by keriann_lakegeneva 5B WI/IL border (My Page) on Wed, May 4, 11 at 9:34
| I agree with mandolls. Mine get the same amount of sun as his. I just pinch back the P/T sun ones so they dont get to 8+ feet tall keriann~ |
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- Posted by steve22802 7a VA (My Page) on Wed, May 4, 11 at 15:20
| Thanks, I'll try some in my front bed this season and see how they perform there. I'll definitely pinch them back and try to keep them bushy as I don't want them to block my picture window. - Steve |
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