Also, how tall do/did your dahlias grow at your growing location? Mine grew tall, because I have a general lack of sunlight, which only gets worse as the year progresses, and the sun starts going down in the sky after summer solstice. So I initially get 6.5-8 hours per day, but by late October, I'm getting 2 hours! So mine which were supposed to grow 4-4.5 feet, actually grew anywhere between 4 feet and 8 feet tall! But i got good blooming though, no complaints there.

**1. What were your earliest bloomers, and list the number of days it took?

**2. How tall did your dahlias grow compared to their proper growth height?

As for the tallest plants, they were all on the Northwest of our property, and we think they get the best sun. There were several of about 7 feet (which is pretty tall.) The tallest two were probably L'Ancresse and Snoho Doris, followed closely by a Carmen Fiesta, Pooh, and Citron Du Cap. The tallest that I've ever had (2009) was bigger than that, in excess of 10 feet, and it was Cyril Higgo. I have very fond memories of that plant!

Time to bloom is usually measured from the day you first planted the dormant tubers, til the day that the first flower was completely open.

So if you started your tubers indoors, you'd measure time to bloom from the day you planted the dormant tubers inside, to the day the first flower completely opened up.