Juliarugula wrote:Here’s Salish Twilight Girl in northwest Indiana. First bloom!!
That is a dandy bloom.
This Nick Sr. bloom is getting ready to pop. My Mingus Wesley bud was about half of this size and that one is now about 8-9".
Juliarugula Aug 20, 2022 9:19 AM PDT
Name: Julia NW Indiana
Noni, yes! Many more buds getting ready also. She is so lovely.
My other exciting flower of the weekend is AC Twisp. Did not disappoint!
Juliarugula Aug 20, 2022 3:14 PM PDT
Name: Julia NW Indiana
A few more new favorites from earlier this week:
Lakeview Lucky
BQ Globe
edewitt Aug 21, 2022 9:39 PM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
That's a nice Bloomquist, I'm still waiting for Bloomquist Jean to open at the moment. It supposed to look very similar to that (or at least that was my impression).
drewtheflorist wrote:
Five blooms at a time and still 9"
Dang that's huge. Those look lacinated though. I remember Red Stiletto being a bit pointier.
KitCMC Aug 21, 2022 10:50 PM PDT
Name: Cate Wisconsin
Odyssey
teddahlia Aug 22, 2022 9:35 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Odyssey has excellent form and makes seeds and excellent seedlings if pollinated by a similar formed flower. It is a Canadian flower and I bet it has a lot of pom genes in it. It 's genes are in many flowers that are out there.
KitCMC Aug 22, 2022 6:17 PM PDT
Name: Cate Wisconsin
teddahlia wrote:Odyssey has excellent form and makes seeds and excellent seedlings if pollinated by a similar formed flower. It is a Canadian flower and I bet it has a lot of pom genes in it. It 's genes are in many flowers that are out there.
That’s very interesting to know! I happen to have planted it next to Ivanetti & Burlesca. First year growing it, and the form is gorgeous.
teddahlia Aug 22, 2022 7:32 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Yes, collect seeds form Odyssey and you will blessed with some really nice seedlings if the pollen comes from those two flowers. Odyssey makes more seeds than most dahlias. We used it as a seed parent for many years and now have moved on to our own seedlings for seeds.
edewitt Aug 23, 2022 2:28 PM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
edewitt wrote:That's a nice Bloomquist, I'm still waiting for Bloomquist Jean to open at the moment. It supposed to look very similar to that (or at least that was my impression).
Dang that's huge. Those look lacinated though. I remember Red Stiletto being a bit pointier.
My apologies I remembered that one wrong.
Cosey Aug 23, 2022 5:48 PM PDT
Name: LeeAnn Zone 6b, Pennsylvania
One of the flowers I was most excited to get this year- Clearview Debby.
edewitt Aug 23, 2022 6:16 PM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
Cosey wrote:
One of the flowers I was most excited to get this year- Clearview Debby.
I haven't grown that one in near a decade, it's definitely a delight in the garden. Thanks for the reminder.
edewitt Aug 23, 2022 6:26 PM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
Kenora Challenger semi-cactusier than ever. After 13 years of gardening I've finally managed to get a tuber of it. I'm gonna see if I can get some seeds from it. Not sure what's going to be available to pollenate it with yet.
Valley Porcupine is always a pointy treat.
Canby Centennial also returns to the garden.
drewtheflorist Aug 24, 2022 8:29 AM PDT
Name: Drew the Florist 14 miles S E of Pittsburgh
Dang that's huge. Those look lacinated though. I remember Red Stiletto being a bit pointier.[/quote]
In the East, Wyn's Red Stiletto blooms LC until late in the season when it's cool --- then the SC form returns. The first time I grew it, I thought I had gotten the wrong thing. Apparently in the PNW, it's always SC .
blown_dry Aug 24, 2022 3:30 PM PDT
Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com
Juliarugula wrote:BJ’s Rival isn’t that small for me. At least 3”, probably a little more.
Julia is right. I am just under-fertilizing or something. I was just at Old House Dahlias, the source of my stock, and his are rather larger than mine. Of course, his had more intense color as well. I just don't get the sunlight to fully develop some of the pigments. Nice guy, Mark.
teddahlia Aug 24, 2022 4:13 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
I admire Mark of Old House Dahlias for lots of reasons and one is that he is a real farmer with real farm equipment. Real farmers use a disc to prepare the soil instead of a tiller. He is also pretty much organic and loves chicken manure. His biggest pest in his gardens are 1200 pound elk that like to eat dahlias.
blown_dry Aug 24, 2022 4:17 PM PDT
Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com
He told us about his elk issues and later my husband and I rounded the corner of his barn to go around the field and came face to face with huge mural with a wild-eyed elk devouring dahlias. It was so apt that we burst out laughing.
Juliarugula Aug 24, 2022 4:36 PM PDT
Name: Julia NW Indiana
They don’t make an elk - control spray I guess?
My BJ’s Rival is from Old House also.
edewitt Aug 26, 2022 6:38 AM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
First time growing Mardy Gras which is a really bright blend of colors. I think it's been about a decade since I've grown Alfred Grille. This isn't as nice stock as the stuff I purchased from Pleasant Valley 10 years ago but still enjoyable. My Nick Sr. bloom is opening up and I'll never tire of that flower. The only downside is that it's getting buried under foliage already since the bloom takes so long to open. Hopefully I'll have a good angle to take a photo once it's opened up enough.
teddahlia Aug 26, 2022 9:34 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Alfred Grille is spectacular if you can get good stock. It still can do some winning in shows despite being over 50 years old. It is class of 65 just like me.
SteveM Aug 26, 2022 9:59 AM PDT
Name: Steve San Diego Commercial cut flower grower
edewitt wrote: I think it's been about a decade since I've grown Alfred Grille. This isn't as nice stock as the stuff I purchased from Pleasant Valley 10 years ago but still enjoyable.
I don't know if this is the case with your Alfred Grille but I have observed that some varieties need the longer summer days of the Northern latitudes to produce blooms that are optimum. I think you will find some varieties grown where you are now will not have the same depth as when grown in Idaho. We are at about the same latitude so it will be interesting to watch what varieties do well for you.
