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| I just found this forum.I have been growing dahlias
for several years. Well this year two of them , was finished in late August so I cut them down. Now they have grown back up and blooming again. First time they have rebloomed. They are on the East side of my house.Never dig them.Can some one tell me the name of them. I would appreciate it very much. Happy gardening, caroline
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- Posted by sturgeonguy 5a ON (My Page) on Wed, Sep 17, 08 at 8:36
| Caroline, Its pretty hard to provide a name based on a photo of the flower. Suffice it to say there are lots of red Dahlias...;-] So, how tall does the plant get? What diameter is the bloom? Do you know anything about where it came from (did you get it, or was it in the ground when you bought the house?) I'm also curious about your statement that it "was Dahlias don't "finish" until they are killed by frost (in your area.) Once it starts producing buds (typically in, say June? in your area) it should keep producing them till November. You've got to dead head, but aside from that, unless you've got some whacky soil or their in total shade... So my question is, what does "finished" mean to you? Cheers, |
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- Posted by caroline_2008 Z 6 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 17, 08 at 23:16
| Well, I bought the dahlias, prob at Lowes a few years ago, They are in good soil, no fertilizer, east side of my house, full sun. The summer was so hot they started dieing early, All bottome leaves died. They usually bloomed thru August.So I trimmed them back to within a foot of the ground.After rains and cooler weather they grew back to about 4/5 ft. and rebloomed. I dug them the first year or two then started leaving them in the ground, no mulch.I am thinking about digging and dividing them this fall. I know they never did bloom after last of Aug. because our county fair is first of Sept. and I never did have any to enter. No bugs or any thing bottered them. Happy gardening. Caroline |
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- Posted by sturgeonguy 5a ON (My Page) on Thu, Sep 18, 08 at 6:31
| Well, you've got me stumped. Only thing I can think of is that they're not Dahlias. I've never heard of any that stopped blooming in August in your zone. Also, you say you trimmed them back to within a foot of the ground. Did you notice hollow main stems when you did this? Stems on my 4+ footers are typically 1.5" in diameter or larger, and always hollow. Just another reason to think they aren't Dahlias. Cheers, |
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- Posted by caroline_2008 Z 6 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 18, 08 at 12:01
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They have hollow stems, and are 2 inches in diameter & Thanks for your trouble, I appreciate it, Happy gardening.
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