This was suppose to be fuzz wuzz ,but I don't think so. The color is great. As a first bloom on this plant the stems are not large. There are other buds on the plant where the stems will make for good cutters.
Amy4Dahlias Jul 2, 2018 11:26 AM PDT
Name: Amy Brighton MI (Zone 5)
Viking -I wouldn't rule it out as not-a-Fuzzy Wuzzy yet. I have been growing those for a few years & sometimes get solid pink blooms. The leaves & flower shape looks similar to the Fuzzy Wuzzy (slightly laminated petals) & the growth habit sounds similar (many stems are really short). My 1st year I was disappointed, but it has grown on me. I now like the surprise of not knowing how pink or white the bloom will be until the bud opens.
Benny101 Jul 2, 2018 2:47 PM PDT
Greenville MI - zone 5b
It has notched florets like fuzzy wuzzy is supposed to have
DillyDahlia Jul 9, 2018 9:00 AM PDT
Name: Tina NY Zone 5b/6a Flower Power!
feeling very grateful for these blooms...
Brookside Snowball
Peaches N Cream
HH Gloria
teddahlia Jul 9, 2018 9:11 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
I am always happy to see a picture of HH Gloria not so much for the flower but because it was named after a really nice woman that befriended Margaret and myself. Her and her husband were really good gardeners and he specialized in a huge vegetable garden and she grew flowers, fuschias and dahlias. We only knew her for a few years and she was about 10 years older than us and grew up in one of those huge Italian families in SE Portland. We still have her recipe for meatballs. She said there should be no onions in meatballs. She called dahlia tuber "potatoes. She was an expert at finding valuable items at garage sales, especially jewelry. She died of cancer.
melissamaeday Jul 13, 2018 1:56 PM PDT
Name: Melissa Omaha,NE
Blooms started popping last week! Now I just have to keep them limping along until September.
Good Golly Miss Molly
Ruskin Andrea
teddahlia Jul 13, 2018 4:14 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Ruskin Andrea is really pretty in cloudy weather. It does fade and we found it to be an "overbloomer" meaning as the season went on it had too many flowers that got smaller and were not all that good. You need to really disbud it to keep that from happening. Hollyhill Andrea was a seedling of it and it is no longer around due to the lack of tuber production.
sylviap Jul 13, 2018 5:07 PM PDT
Name: Sylvia West Sacramento, CA Zone 9b
About half of the dahlias are in bloom - so maybe 80? I reduced the garden size this year. I've been taking pix but can't seem to sit down and post. I took pix on one sunny afternoon and then 2 days later in the morning before the sun came over the house. What a difference in color!
So, these are all the same flowers in sun and in shade:
Barbarry Netto in the shade----------------------------Barbarry Netto in the sun - this is a truer color
I am sentimentally attached to this variety - it was one of the first I bought at Winco 10 years ago it is still going strong! I give tons of it away every year.
Clearview Edie in the shade ----------------------------Clearview Edie in the sun
Daisy Adair in the shade --------------------------------Daisy Adair in the sun
HH Gold Rush in the shade -----------------------------HH Gold Rush in the sun
HH Lemon Chiffon in the shade -------------------------HH Lemon Chiffon in the sun
Inland Dynasty in the shade ------------------------------Inland Dynasty in the sun
Terracotta in the shade --------------------------------------Terracotta in the sun
sylviap Jul 13, 2018 5:14 PM PDT
Name: Sylvia West Sacramento, CA Zone 9b
A few more blooms
Bloomquist Globe
Just Peachy
Steve O in the shade
Steve O didn't get a full frontal because the bud is damaged. But it is so pretty, I wanted to get a shot of it.
Steve O in the sun
melissamaeday Jul 13, 2018 7:33 PM PDT
Name: Melissa Omaha,NE
I appreciate the heads up on Ruskin Andrea being an overbloomer, and will be sure to disbud like a bandit, as I really REALLY adore the flower.
Fantastic blooms, Sylvia!!! I love the shade/sun comparisons.
teddahlia Jul 13, 2018 8:17 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Here is a picture that I took of Ruskin Andrea many years ago at a dahlia show.
DillyDahlia Jul 15, 2018 12:49 PM PDT
Name: Tina NY Zone 5b/6a Flower Power!
In love with these CAL's! Huge and fluffy when fully open...
sylviap Jul 15, 2018 12:53 PM PDT
Name: Sylvia West Sacramento, CA Zone 9b
Nice difference in color. Same plant?
teddahlia Jul 15, 2018 1:10 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Cafe' au Lait is still banned from our garden. I would be very upset if it's pollen was spread around by some enterprising bees. Yes, people have said many times that the flowers vary tremendously in color even on the same plant.
DillyDahlia Jul 15, 2018 3:25 PM PDT
Name: Tina NY Zone 5b/6a Flower Power!
These are 2 plants 18†apart. Colors are heavenly in person...very vintage.
melissamaeday Jul 15, 2018 7:16 PM PDT
Name: Melissa Omaha,NE
Those are very pretty! Crazy how they are two different plants, two different colors, and also blooming so early for being on the larger bloom spectrum.
I have 2 plants of Cafe Au Lait growing myself. I vowed never to grow it, but my boyfriend challenged me and said that I can't "hate" a flower unless I've grown it. I said touche and bought a couple of tubers...
vikingcraftsman Jul 17, 2018 4:31 PM PDT
Spoiled Rotten (BID) *2018* 7†Hot fuchsia and cream blossoms stand out in your yard. They will draw all the attention, just like a spoiled rotten child. Let this be a show stopper in your yard! Long stems on a 5' plant.
teddahlia Jul 17, 2018 6:52 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Viking princess will love it! Visitors to Swan Island loved it.
Spoiled Rotten (BID) *2018* 7†Hot fuchsia and cream blossoms stand out in your yard. They will draw all the attention, just like a spoiled rotten child. Let this be a show stopper in your yard! Long stems on a 5' plant.