Love BQ Jean. Planted 3 eyed tubers this year and not one grew. So disappointing. This is definitely on the “must have” list.
edewitt Sep 18, 2022 9:08 AM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
That's awful, I've had a few disappointments like that this year. I'm looking forward to more blooms from BQ Jean, I think this plant got off to a rough start.
teddahlia Sep 18, 2022 9:09 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
I judged a novice entry of Bloomquist Jean at the show yesterday. Color is florescent orange here. Novice exhibitors bring blooms to the show that have lots of defects so when you are training judges , there is lots to talk about. I went through litany of issues with the novice entry and then as is traditional, we placed blue ribbon on it anyway. Occasionally, they do not get ribbons but this one looked good from 3 feet away and from the front. From the back or side it was not so good. I am going to grow Bloomquist Jean next year. It needs to be crossed with HH Cotton Candy. https://www.dahlia.org/news/photo-contest/photo-contest-winn...
edewitt Sep 18, 2022 12:18 PM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
EDIT: repeat post
AndreaB Sep 18, 2022 12:54 PM PDT
Name: Andrea SE Michigan
Same. What’s up with the repeats?
edewitt Sep 18, 2022 1:45 PM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
I guess my browser saved my post submission page and resubmitted again when I opened my browser and it restored my tabs.
edewitt Sep 19, 2022 8:17 AM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
Verrone's Obsidian is back in the garden! I remember buying this for $25 the year it was introduced from Dan's Dahlias. That seemed pretty expensive at the time now I see all sorts of vendors selling common variety tubers for nearly that much which bums me out.
teddahlia Sep 19, 2022 8:38 AM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Roland Verrone loved the monetary reward he got from selling Obsidian as it was a very, very prolific tuber maker in his garden. If we appraised new dahlias by the money they made in the first year of release it would make the top 10 list. My Hero probably has set the all time record.
edewitt Sep 19, 2022 5:45 PM PDT
Name: Eric DeWitt Mountainair, NM
Verrone's Obsidian was well worth the money. I'm gonna grow My Hero next year since Nick Sr. is one of my favorites.
Something's all screwy with this AC Highway 61. The petals are striped rather than red with white tips and it has an open center. The foliage remains quite dark though.
AndreaB Sep 19, 2022 6:10 PM PDT
Name: Andrea SE Michigan
Sorry, Eric, but that’s a hot mess. Time for a tuber upgrade!
AndreaB Sep 20, 2022 5:23 PM PDT
Name: Andrea SE Michigan
Love this time of year. Makes all of the hard work worth it!
Irish D Porter (The teeny tiniest dahlia I’ve ever grown)
Hapet Champagne
Apricot Star
Clearview Del Sol
RaeAnn’s Gemini
River’s Sonia
Strawberry Cream
Karma Choc
Hollyhill Ripple
Irish Blackhart
AC Rooster
teddahlia Sep 20, 2022 7:10 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Eugene Kenyon of Rivers Dahlias was at the show. His new variegated flower. Did not get the name.
KitCMC Sep 20, 2022 8:02 PM PDT
Name: Cate Wisconsin
RaeAnn’s Beta Ceti
Emilyp Sep 23, 2022 3:41 PM PDT
Name: Emily Zone 5
This seedling seems to have stopped opening. It has been looking the same for almost a week. Does that happen often?
teddahlia Sep 23, 2022 4:03 PM PDT
Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!
Second flower will probably give you a better idea.
addicted Sep 23, 2022 5:44 PM PDT
Name: Em NY
Bloomquist Jean. Mine are all so late this year!
Emilyp Sep 23, 2022 5:46 PM PDT
Name: Emily Zone 5
Thank you. I will snip that one off tomorrow and wait for the next one.
