This is the itme of year I love. The threat of dahlia pessts is over and all I have to do is snap off side buds. When I learn how to upload, di I need a web address to send the pictures to? What is the one here?

pdshop,

See the link at the bottom of this message for my description of how to upload pictures. It includes suggestions for where to put the pictures, including Flickr and Photobucket.

Cheers,
Russ

Here is a link that might be useful: How to post pictures

Great work. I have purple Taiheijo in the garden some place.I don't think it has bloomed yet.

Viking,

Let me know if your Purple Taiheijo does the same as mine. I didn't disbud or disbranch, just let it grow...and the blooms ended up being buried in foliage when they finally arrived. Same too with Iceberg.

I did a whole bunch of disbudding today, looks like I'll need to learn disbranching for these guys too.

Cheers,
Russ

Hallo Russ

I really love your "Iceberg".

Here is af picture of my "Taiheijo".

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Wow Jesper, is that the way its supposed to look? If so, what's it called?

Cheers,
Russ

Boy Jesper that looks a lot like my Oregon reign. May be some miss mark on my end.

I just bought it as "Taiheiyo", but I think there are 3 different Taiheiyos:

Taiheiyo
Taiheiyo Purple
Taiheiyo Speckled

http://www.dahliaworld.co.uk/directt.txt
http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/60521/59963.html

Arrowhead Dahlias and Ferncliff Gardens both show your Taiheiyo (with the white stripes) as avaialble. BJ's Dahlias list it, but don't describe it. The only place that is listed in the Colorado Society's "Big List" as carrying Taiheiyo Speckled (Dan's Dahlias) doesn't have them listed any more (only Taiheiyo Purple, which looks like mine, not yours.)

So it would seem they're hard to find. Lucky you!!

Cheers,
Russ

You guys just keep posting these beauties and I will start saving my money for next year. Thanks and keep posting, I'll lurk and wait for more............

gary
sonora,ca

I thot this was Iceberg, but I think its:
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It could also be Snowbound.

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Snowbound - AID: 9" diameter flower on a 48" bush.

Cheers,
Russ

Taiheijo is the varigated one, Purple Taiheijo is the parent that it came from. Speckled Taiheijo is just another way to try to sell Taiheijo.
Russ- that can't be Snowbound. Snowbound is an ID- like yours. It's also not Iceberg-- that one's ID, too. The one bluelytes posted is a FD - & a nice FD at that- notice the smooth, round, broad petals then look at the wavy, almost semi-cactus petals on the other 2. It looks a lot like White Alvas or White Perfection.
bluelytes, what size is it?

Thanks plantlady, I've got a lot of learning still to do...;-]

Cheers,
Russ