Benny, Gee, can't tell you like pink at all.......... But yes, I liked all those ones too. Glad you picked out the pale pink one I like. Don't normally go for the pale pinks but this one catches my eye with its lavender center.
Benny101 Aug 4, 2014 2:57 AM PDT
Greenville MI - zone 5b
Haha I can't help it , I have a thing for pink flowers .
anniecan Aug 4, 2014 1:34 PM PDT
Name: Annie Luck Apex, North Carolina BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN TH
I am noticing that I have a pink shortage this year. Lots of purples, fuschias, and some lavenders, but I don't have much for a mostly pink arrangement. I have Chilson's Pride, Amy K, and Alloway Candy. The rest lean toward peachy pink, or orangy pink. Maybe I should trade with you for next season Benny
I ordered several Pink Dahlias from Ferncliff Gardens and also have several more to try this next season.
A collage of the pinks I was planning for this year....I think they are all coming through., though not sure Miss Sarah has bloomed yet. I know she is healthy and budded.
Ms Ruthie and Janet Leigh are quite prolific for me right now. I used lots of Janet Leigh for the "Summer colors" special order with blue hydrangeas last weekend. This is of Ms Ruthie. I think she is loosing her coral tones now and more pinkie pink. . I'm getting lots of Ms Ruthie also.
Janet Leigh is small and delicate and paler and pouring out LOTS of flowers.
mandolls Aug 4, 2014 5:22 PM PDT
Name: Geof WI
That Ms Ruthie is very nice!
anniecan Aug 4, 2014 5:50 PM PDT
Name: Annie Luck Apex, North Carolina BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN TH
I am liking Ms Ruthie A LOT. And the first extra tuber I have has Cynthia's name on it because I know she has been trying to get it for several years. Annie, Probably a good one for you too. Its small enough I think it might be less damaged by extreme heat. I have 3 or 4 plants of it so hopefully there will be tubers to share. Our temperatures have been 10-15 degrees above normal for weeks and those 2 (Ruthie and Janet) look just fine.
teddahlia Aug 4, 2014 9:08 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Ruthie G is named after the late Ruth Girt of the Portland club.
Benny101 Aug 5, 2014 2:55 AM PDT
Greenville MI - zone 5b
Oh Annie I'm sure we could come up with something pink to trade :-)
Noticing that we have very few in " white " and the ones we do have are not open yet , thinking it would be nice to try a new white intro this year of some kind , oh and maybe a pink one too
anniecan Aug 5, 2014 3:58 AM PDT
Name: Annie Luck Apex, North Carolina BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN TH
Noni, the closest thing I had to Ruthie was Janice, but she was lost to the polar vortex this winter.
Benny, you really mean NEXT year don't you??? I've got a great white alpha noid ?Brookside Snowball? to share. I'll need to post lots of pics this year to get help with ID's.
Benny101 Aug 5, 2014 6:08 AM PDT
Greenville MI - zone 5b
Ah yeah , Next year .. Hehe I'm not the best proof reader at that hour of the morning.
anniecan Aug 5, 2014 11:01 AM PDT
Name: Annie Luck Apex, North Carolina BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN TH
Benny, I didn't notice the time of your post. I'm often up then too, but I need my 2 cups of coffee before I should post anything
teddahlia Aug 5, 2014 1:37 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Entry 24 at Canby Trial Garden. Flower is almost 10 inches in diameter.
Entry 25. Flower is about 11 inches in diameter and not yet ripe.
OH MY GOODNESS! Wow! I especially like the deeper color on the last one!
DarcyD Aug 5, 2014 3:07 PM PDT
Name: Darcy D Green Oaks, Illinois
Very nice...and big
portia Aug 7, 2014 4:59 PM PDT
Southern PA, Brandywine
Visited the Longwood Trial gardens today where they had about 15 varieties of dahlias growing. Here's some pictures. I had some definite favorites and was great to see what is growing locally, some of the bushes were huge! They also planted same varieties pretty closely together it looked like.
AC Dark Horse
Midnight Sun
Sir Richard
Wanda's Aurora
Wanda's Aurora again
mandolls Aug 7, 2014 5:09 PM PDT
Name: Geof WI
That Wanda is nice - and it sure looks like it puts out a lot of blooms!
portia Aug 7, 2014 5:14 PM PDT
Southern PA, Brandywine
I have more but my email has decided to crawl at a snails pace and not send them properly from my phone...
The Wanda was one of my favorites, the colors were beautiful and the blooms were definitely all over. I have another pic of it farther away that I'll post once my email comes through.
portia Aug 7, 2014 5:38 PM PDT
Southern PA, Brandywine
(BTW all these images look better if you click on them to see the high res)
Another Wanda's Aurora. I love this shot.
Keith H.
Bloomquist Barbara (loved this one!)
Taratahi Ruby..my iPhone could not capture these reds properly but they were very vibrant.
But yes, I liked all those ones too. Glad you picked out the pale pink one I like. Don't normally go for the pale pinks but this one catches my eye with its lavender center.
A collage of the pinks I was planning for this year....I think they are all coming through., though not sure Miss Sarah has bloomed yet. I know she is healthy and budded.
. I'm getting lots of Ms Ruthie also. 
Geof!
