Islander wrote:When I first grew this I had buckets and buckets of flowers off it. I actully got tired of using them. Decided I wanted to grow it again a few years ago and have not found a healthy plant yet. I orderd a tuber and it rotted . I probably shouldn't spend any more money looking for a tuber that will be like I remember it.
Look me up in the fall. We must have lucked out with some healthy stock because what you describe is what we have. Can't love it enough! I can't remember where it was sourced from.
Cosey, maybe we can do a trade ...I like trades:-)
Cosey Jul 21, 2020 6:21 PM PDT
Name: LeeAnn Zone 6b, Pennsylvania
Islander wrote:Cosey, maybe we can do a trade ...I like trades:-)
Trades are my favorite ♥ï¸
teddahlia Aug 10, 2020 11:46 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Show people cringe when they see a flower like this.
SteveM Aug 10, 2020 1:57 PM PDT
Name: Steve San Diego Commercial cut flower grower
teddahlia wrote:
Show people cringe when they see a flower like this.
She is an optimistic dahlia, probably with a great personality and hidden octoploidal beauty!
Cosey Aug 10, 2020 2:23 PM PDT
Name: LeeAnn Zone 6b, Pennsylvania
SteveM wrote:
She is an optimistic dahlia, probably with a great personality and hidden octoploidal beauty!
😂 LOL.
teddahlia Aug 19, 2020 8:50 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Seedlings. Hot weather damage on the bottom of the bicolor bloom ruined the picture according to Margaret. It makes the picture more "authentic" to me.
SteveM Aug 19, 2020 12:33 PM PDT
Name: Steve San Diego Commercial cut flower grower
That's a beautiful girl with a lot of depth. Is the gene that creates the pointed tip on the petals common? I don't know if I have ever seen it before. Maybe it is environmental?
teddahlia Aug 19, 2020 12:54 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
This bicolor is a "Heinz 57" cross of Meggos breeding and Hollyhill . Those sharp tips came from the Meggos side although the pollen parent does not have really sharp tips. This is the first flower on a first year seedling, so I do not know whether it will even have a second nice flower.
Cosey Aug 19, 2020 6:18 PM PDT
Name: LeeAnn Zone 6b, Pennsylvania
teddahlia wrote:
Seedlings. Hot weather damage on the bottom of the bicolor bloom ruined the picture according to Margaret. It makes the picture more "authentic" to me.
I love that petal shape. So many petals!
Cosey Aug 21, 2020 8:00 AM PDT
Name: LeeAnn Zone 6b, Pennsylvania
I use the filtered morning light in my garage as a photo booth each morning. I was calibrating the exposure and wanted to share this photogenic seedling. I try to catalog all of them and group them by parents season after season. I like having the visual library.
teddahlia Aug 21, 2020 8:47 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
The picture looks like one of those hand painted Victorian plant species pictures.
Cosey Aug 21, 2020 4:30 PM PDT
Name: LeeAnn Zone 6b, Pennsylvania
teddahlia wrote:The picture looks like one of those hand painted Victorian plant species pictures.
Everything was right about this flower today. The way the light absorbed into its pigments. Perfect mature petals without a hint of pollen. It really was at it's best in the most simple way.
teddahlia Aug 21, 2020 7:20 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Margaret in 2005. I do not remember the occasion but it may have been for a wedding.
teddahlia Aug 28, 2020 8:36 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
This picture has some depth of field. Flower is seedling 18-32 that is "A" sized and has bright colors. Margaret has been told to think up a name for it and the obvious suggestions would include sunset type names. . Too many of those out there so it could be anything I like names with copper but she does not.
Cosey Aug 28, 2020 9:06 AM PDT
Name: LeeAnn Zone 6b, Pennsylvania
Maybe a favorite place you've enjoyed a sunset from?
The flower is so beautiful and it looks like it loves to bloom.
I don't see any copper though maybe it is the photo/computer technology hiding it. I see more strawberries and cream or raspberry triffle..
blown_dry Aug 28, 2020 4:16 PM PDT
Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com
Looks like confetti or a parade. I love this one.
teddahlia Aug 29, 2020 12:08 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Hollyhill Leda
SteveM Aug 29, 2020 1:31 PM PDT
Name: Steve San Diego Commercial cut flower grower
teddahlia wrote:
Hollyhill Leda
That's a beautiful color, I need something to replace Sandia Shomei which used to be my favorite lavender but I can no longer grow it in my climate (too hot). I notice the Paypal button for HH Leda still works on your old web catalog http://hollyhilldahlias.aroundbeantown.com/HHVarieties/Leda.... but I thought better... I will wait until she is available.
She is an optimistic dahlia, probably with a great personality and hidden octoploidal beauty!
