I am so glad to see HH Pink TIgress back! The pale part happened to be shaded by a leaf above it so not sure if it would have developed the red stripes or not. Hopefully it is just a one off variant.
mandolls Jul 25, 2016 7:53 AM PDT
Name: Geof WI
Nice!
FLflowerboy Jul 25, 2016 7:22 PM PDT
Name: Jon George Gainesville, FL ...crazy enough to grow dahlias in
Very exotic looking!
DahliaGardener Jul 25, 2016 8:08 PM PDT
Name: Cynthia BG, KY USDA Zone 6b Sanity = Dirt under your nails...
I actually got to cut four blooms and use them in a couple of bouquets I'm taking to work tomorrow. Yay!
Now to go get some water proof minimally expanding foam for the holes in the stems.
C DG
addicted Jul 26, 2016 4:34 PM PDT
Name: Em NY
Go Cynthia~
I'm at least a week away from a bouquet. So far it's a bloom here and another there, and rarely two open at the same time. But soon!
DahliaGardener Jul 26, 2016 6:15 PM PDT
Name: Cynthia BG, KY USDA Zone 6b Sanity = Dirt under your nails...
Well this is the first time I've had that many. I'd only had one or two, myself. But I've got close to 600 plants, Em, so don't feel bad. Four blooms off of 600 plants is just barely beginning!!
C DG
ClearCreekDahlias Jul 27, 2016 6:30 AM PDT
Western New York State Dahlias! Dahlias! Dahlias!
I have a bunch waiting to pop as well. I only have about 200 plants in the side garden near the house. They are a lot of the new intros, expensive dahlias, and show flowers. Lots of Accent, Hollyhill, and Blossom Gulch varieties there.
sylviap Jul 27, 2016 7:44 AM PDT
Name: Sylvia West Sacramento, CA Zone 9b
OK - so I don't feel so bad. I have about 150 plants with 10 in bloom right now. Many are very close to blooming, though. BQ Claret is so close, I have to look several times a day. Every morning I walk through the garden checking progress. And my old tom cat, Tater, follows me around and meows at me while I tell him about the plants. It's quite comical. Sometimes when I turn back to the house, he will grab my ankles and nip me! I think he wants me to stay.
Ah... not Bloomquist Claret. It's Clearview Claret that is just about to open.
mandolls Jul 27, 2016 8:15 AM PDT
Name: Geof WI
It is so odd that I am so far ahead of many of you with blooms. As I recall I am usually trailing behind. These pics are all from this morning.
Finally got a good picture of Jax
blown_dry Jul 27, 2016 9:15 AM PDT
Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com
Good picture of Jax. That's purdy!
blown_dry Jul 27, 2016 10:30 AM PDT
Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com
I heard someone say you guys were starved for dahlia pics. Well fine, I will take pics of dahlias instead of doing my chores JUST for you all.
Below: Hillcrest Duncan Edwards (I am SO excited. After trying many reds for years, this one is finally the pure clear RED I've been looking for.) Mingus Mikie B
Below: Islander queening it over Marvelous Mans. (My first Islander bloom ever!) AC Ring of Fire dwarfing Islander. It's about six feet tall.
Below: Taum Sauk opening, Creme de Cassis
sylviap Jul 27, 2016 10:57 AM PDT
Name: Sylvia West Sacramento, CA Zone 9b
Geof - I'd love to walk in your garden every morning! Tater would, too. It's lovely.
sylviap Jul 27, 2016 10:58 AM PDT
Name: Sylvia West Sacramento, CA Zone 9b
Amanda - Hillcrest Duncan Edwards is stunning. It is a great shade of red. Thanks for the pix. Now go do your chores!
blown_dry Jul 27, 2016 11:34 AM PDT
Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com
:P I won't! I won't!
FLflowerboy Jul 27, 2016 12:55 PM PDT
Name: Jon George Gainesville, FL ...crazy enough to grow dahlias in
Gorgeous blooms, Amanda!
DahliaGardener Jul 27, 2016 1:28 PM PDT
Name: Cynthia BG, KY USDA Zone 6b Sanity = Dirt under your nails...
Lovely, Amanda!!
Geof, bask in the glory!! Your blooms are lovely, too!!
I'll bet it's very obvious now. The wheels are the only white thing in my garden.
I am so glad to see HH Pink TIgress back! The pale part happened to be shaded by a leaf above it so not sure if it would have developed the red stripes or not. Hopefully it is just a one off variant.
But soon! 
Gorgeous blooms, Amanda!