Hey friends! It’s the beginning of “seed saving season” here at our farm, and one of the top questions we get this time of year centers on how to save seed from dahlias that don’t have open centers. It’s easy to see how saving seed from open-center varieties like...
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Hybridizer Opportunities at Triple Wren Farms
At Triple Wren, we love sharing beauty. In fact, the greatest joy we find in our work comes from connecting with our Legacy Program hybridizers and bringing their unavailable or obscure varieties to market so that more gardeners can enjoy growing the incredible...
The Seed-Making Parts of a Dahlia
Have you ever wondered how dahlias make seeds? Here's an explanation of the different parts of the dahlia that make the seeds. Amazing seedlings can come from any form of dahlia, but it's easiest to see the parts that make the seeds on an open-faced dahlia form, so...
Variety Comparison: Shiloh Noelle and Bloomquist Compare
These gorgeous white and pale purple dahlias are two varieties I feel we couldn't live without here at the farm. We started growing Shiloh Noelle in 2018, and Bloomquist Compare in 2021. These dahlias are both so romantic, reliable, and vigorous. I've included both in...
Variety Comparison: Chilson’s Pride and Alloway Candy
These beautiful, glowy pink dahlias are two of our very favorite varieties here at the farm. Chilson's Pride was the first dahlia I ever grew. It was given to me in 2009 by a friend here in WA, right after Steve and I moved to the PNW from the southeast U.S. Sweet Ms....
Dahlia Variety Comparison: Bloomquist Catalina and Bumble Rumble
If you visited our farm for an event this summer, you saw why we love growing the 700-ish named dahlia varieties in our fields. Besides the gorgeousness of it all, it is so helpful and useful to be able to compare similar blooms side by side for height, and vigor, and...
Red and White Dahlia Comparison: KA’s Peppercorn and Bloomquist Firecracker
These two beautiful hybrids - one from Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias and one hybridized by Paul Bloomquist right here in Whatcom County, Washington - are similar, but they have some distinct differences. KA's Peppercorn is a larger dahlia than Bloomquist...
Dahlia Comparison: Linda’s Baby and Jowey Winnie
The two beautiful dahlias we're exploring today have some similarities, but also some clear differences. Let's compare two of our top customer favorites: Linda's Baby and Jowey Winnie. Linda's Baby Jowey Winnie Both of these sturdy ball form dahlias are considered...
Variety Comparison: Irish Candy and Irish D Porter
These two beautiful hybrids from Birch Bay Dahlias are similar, and but they have some lovely differences.... but the main thing they have in common is how very much dahlia fans want to have them in their gardens! Irish Candy Irish D Porter Irish Candy is a slightly...