I measured my 3 Calico Evening Glow before market today. It is between 8 and 8.5" across and 5-6" deep. I haven't measured the height but I think right around 6' in full sun. What a thrill to have people buy them and walk around the market showing them off!
Benny101 Sep 4, 2016 5:08 AM PDT
Greenville MI - zone 5b
Just starting to bloom here
Tall sturdy plants , With a nice tidy growth habit . Fantastic color .
Is apparently Mom and Dad's new favorite over there this week
Hollyhill Funhouse
ClearCreekDahlias Sep 4, 2016 8:35 AM PDT
Western New York State Dahlias! Dahlias! Dahlias!
Ad Lib
teddahlia Sep 4, 2016 9:12 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Ad Lib went solid. Originated by a dentist in the Portland Dahlia Society. He died long ago and I never met him.
teddahlia Sep 4, 2016 2:32 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Recent post to Facebook concerning Hollyhill Shaggy Dog
"not for everyone ... my motto, dare to be different "
That is one nutzoid dahlia! It does make me laugh whenever I see it.
Benny101 Sep 4, 2016 4:02 PM PDT
Greenville MI - zone 5b
Shaggy Dog has not bloomed here yet , looking forward to it .
A shot of the Red & White end of the Cactus garden
Between the rows of the cactus garden
vikingcraftsman Sep 4, 2016 7:28 PM PDT
I got one shaggy dog as a free gift once. It did not grow for me for some reason.
blown_dry Sep 4, 2016 10:30 PM PDT
Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com
I adore Shaggy Dog. I grew three plants of it this year. The blooms can be very big, but always bodacious.
teddahlia Sep 5, 2016 6:51 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Plants of Shaggy dog are huge too. It can get real messy in my garden as I do not remove spent flowers. Since S. Dog, does not drop petals and it does not have a pollen center, the flowers just sort of shrivel up and look very sick. It is a breeding dead end as it does not produce seed or pollen. Margaret always has me collect seed from it's parent on the theory that she may get one in another color. HH Supernova is a sister plant and is a version in a pretty pink. It is only half as vigorous as S. Dog and I only grow one or two plants of it. I am very proud that the lowest score I ever received for seedling show potential was for S. Dog. On the purported scale of one to ten, where one is not recognizable as a dahlia flower and ten wins best in show at every show, S. Dog got something like 1.7. A low score is in the 3s; a very low score is in the 2s. I once got an 8.5 for a high score.
vikingcraftsman Sep 5, 2016 6:54 AM PDT
And vigorous also.
sylviap Sep 5, 2016 8:55 AM PDT
Name: Sylvia West Sacramento, CA Zone 9b
Benny - What do you do with all your dahlias? Are you a florist, or do you just grow for your own enjoyment?
blown_dry Sep 5, 2016 10:47 AM PDT
Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com
teddahlia wrote:I am very proud that the lowest score I ever received for seedling show potential was for S. Dog. On the purported scale of one to ten, where one is not recognizable as a dahlia flower and ten wins best in show at every show, S. Dog got something like 1.7.
Oh no!!
It is probably one of those 'love it or hate it' flowers.
I had been wondering why most of my dahlias drop petals, but on some the flowers shrivel and look blighted. Always glad to add to my dahlia knowledge.
teddahlia Sep 5, 2016 11:19 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Flowers that do not drop petals when ripe make much better cut flowers. Ms. Kennedy is one of the worst as it not only drops petals when overripe, they shatter into a pile on the show table. The trait does make it more difficult to get seeds from the variety as the ray florets can rot and the seed pod will also rot. The retention of ray florets is a genetic trait that is easily passed on to the seedlings. Ms. Kennedy seedlings have a propensity to shatter like their Mom.
Benny101 Sep 6, 2016 6:03 AM PDT
Greenville MI - zone 5b
sylviap wrote:Benny - What do you do with all your dahlias? Are you a florist, or do you just grow for your own enjoyment?
I would say I grow mostly for enjoyment .
I may break into limited cut flower sales someday but my primary focus is hybridizing , About 80% of the varieties that are here are for hopeful seed or pollen production .
FLflowerboy Sep 6, 2016 8:08 PM PDT
Name: Jon George Gainesville, FL ...crazy enough to grow dahlias in
Benny, your gardens are showing some amazing bloom!!! Please post lots of pics!
honnat Sep 7, 2016 7:29 PM PDT
St. Paul, MN
Catching up on some photos. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, some of these are repeats
AC Sheri
Ms Bubbles
Glenbank Twinkle
Ova Jo
Camano Retro
Formby Crest
OBO Katie
Hollyhill Bewitched
Summer Rain (from last week's market )
Nathaniel
The first row is our test ing for cut flowers row and that is Benny's Beauty on the left end of it. The one to the right of that is "Heather", a really pretty bright pink variagated one by one of the NW breeders.
There are actually 9 double sided rows in that section but some are hiding the ones behind them.
