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| Well, not really new to loving dahlia's, but i am new to this forum and at growing them. I started growing them for the first time this spring, really sucks this had to be the coolest summer in NW OH on record. Season is probably going to be short, and the cool temps have all the dahlia's in the area growing at about half the height. High 40's at night in june/august! what gives? lol So even though they are not very tall, nor are they rare/uncommon varieties, i'm still very proud of them and i think they are beautiful ....but what dahlia isn't? :) I'll post pics of my dahlia's in the near future, 3 out of 6 started blooming, one is budding and the fourth guy doesn't even have buds yet. the fifth guy.....it was mowed over and that was the end of it. I have coup de soleil potted with tiger lilies (bad, i know). I think i'm going to replace it. It's pretty, but i think i can do better. |
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- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Thu, Aug 21, 14 at 13:34
| Pics or it didn't happen. :-) Welcome! Yeah, it's been a weird season. In my case, I added many dahlia very late as well...so I'm running under a double disadvantage. I've still managed lots of pretty blooms, so I'm not complaining too much. |
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| I am sorry to hear the cool weather affecting the growth of your dahlias. Wow, 40's is really low for the peak month of summer. Where I live in southeast PA, the cool weather has helped my dahlias to bloom profusely all summer. The lowest we get is in the mid 50's not 40's. Sky Angel Dahlia. |
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| Dang, knew i should have picked up sky angel. I saw it and wasn't sure.....beautiful :) Kogane fubuki. Camera doesn't show color very well, the outer petals are much more pink. Pretty sure this was labeled color spectacle, but not seeing white tips. Pretty though, i even loved it before flowering, nice stems and foliage. |
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- Posted by bouquet_kansas z6Ks (My Page) on Sat, Aug 23, 14 at 1:04
| kousa,that photo of your dahlia is stunning!!! Sky Angel is gorgeous; will have to get it next season. carol |
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- Posted by bouquet_kansas z6Ks (My Page) on Sat, Aug 23, 14 at 1:08
| Auron22..........Several years ago I purchased a dahlia from one of the big box stores that was labeled Color Spectacle. Mine ended up without white tips also; so I thought it was just mislabeled. carol |
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- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Sat, Aug 23, 14 at 11:50
| My color spectacle are just starting and they've never bloomed before. Indications are that mine will also lack the white tips, but I'll post a photo when they're in full bloom. I find I don't mind. The flower is pretty enough without it to pull it off. |
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- Posted by Queen-Gardener 5 OH (My Page) on Wed, Aug 27, 14 at 9:48
| I love dahlias . . . I have very fond childhood garden memories linked to dahlias. I do not have any right now, since I'm 28 and just starting my first real garden after moving around a bunch the past few years - cross-country and back, then around town three times . . . yuck. I'm also in OH, and I was amazed by the 40's in the middle of summer!!!! Weird weather after that hard, harsh winter!!! I was wondering, those dahlias that the nurseries and stores sell as "annuals," are they really annuals? Are they different from the tuber kind? I had one once, but I had to leave it so I never got to experiment with it. And I was on Swan Island's site, Dahlias.com, and I saw mixed seed for sale. Do they bloom the first year? I got seeds for Mignon in a trade the other day, and I was going to hold off until next spring to plant - is that OK? Will it become a new plant with a tuber I have to dig up each year? Sorry I'm hijacking this thread . . . but I felt the same way when I saw the title of this thread - I am a new dahlia lover and I've just appeared on this site like a week ago :-) If anyone is trading, I really, really, really need "Pooh" - for my kids and I to enjoy!!!! I'd rather not have to buy it for big bucks - I can trade for it, and I can be patient enough for seeds to grow, just as long as I have the hope that I will have those pretty little blooms!! That reminds me, what are all the different types? I know of the dinner plate dahlias and the collarettes . . . Thanks! |
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