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Tue, Sep 28, 10 at 16:44
| Hello there,
perhaps you could give me a guess what class or cultivar this could be. I got it as a container plant from a great old lady. Last summer I had seen it in her garden when visiting the in-laws and asked for a division. Fall came, winter, we didnt meet before this late summer, and she had potted a spare tuber for me in spring so I could take it home with me somewhen. Great!! So here are some flowers (arranged in a pot of Basil) of the plant. It grew 2 feet something in a moderate container and still has healthy foliage. I looked in McLarens Enceclopedia of Dahlias. It looks like an poorly curled Orchid type, but I am not sure. I got it in Germany, probably some Dutch bulb stock originally. Do you have a guess? Thanks a lot, bye, Lin
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- Posted by plantlady2008 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 2, 10 at 2:52
| It's not a named dahlia. It's also not an orchid form dahlia- in orchids the petals are curled inward- not outward & have 8 petals. It looks to me like a dahlia that at one time might have been a cactus but has totally lost it! |
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| Hi, Linaria, I disagree with the implication that it's a loser plant! I think it looks delightful. And the flower shape reminds me of some listed at Swan Island Dahlias under "collarettes and others." |
Here is a link that might be useful: Swan Island
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| Hi Marty, thanks for the link. So probably it is some kind of new cultivar, not some well known classic... And it does look similar to some of those Swan Island pics. I will definetely use it for my next year`s color scheme (pink, pastel yallow, lime green). THe plant performed well till the end, healthy foliage and all. And I cant imagine that the lady I got it from would have tolerated a degrading Dahlia, rather culled it. Well thanks, it was worth a try, bye, Lin |
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- Posted by oscarthecat z7MD (My Page) on Thu, Dec 2, 10 at 14:50
| Why not save some seed from it. You might be surprised at what you get. Steve in Baltimore County |
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| Classic case of: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Grow what you like. Put your own name on this one and keep it. I doubt that it is a named variety and it is probably a seedling that came up in that person's garden. After a mild winter, dahlia seeds that fell on the ground can sprout in the Spring. I visited the garden of friend who had this happen and she wanted me to see the seedlings. Unfortunately, none of them were attractive to me. |
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