“Sandia Panama” and “Polka” dahlias: if you’re not careful, you might mistake these two varieties for each other on their own, but side by side, it’s super easy to tell them apart. Let’s compare these two! Sandia Panama, a 2019 introduction from Steve and Sandy Boley at Birch Bay Dahlias, is a perfectly classic anemone-form […]
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If you got to visit our farm for an event last summer, you saw why we love growing the 700-ish named varieties we’ve collected for 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 to
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AC Ben and Terracotta dahlias: these two varieties could be mistaken for each other on their own, but side by side, it’s easy to tell them apart due to their significant size difference. Let’s compare these two! Aptly named, “Terracotta” dahlias bloom in a lovely, warm, terra-cotta color, without much color variation from bloom to
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These two beautiful dahlias could be mistaken for each other on their own, but side by side, it’s easy to tell Scaur Swinton and Sylvia Craig Hunter apart. Let’s compare these beautiful dahlias! Both of them give 6″+ flowers, and both are classified as formal decorative blooms. They both have coral-color flowers, and both grow
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Today let’s compare Bloomquist Pumpkin and Bloomquist Jean. These two beautiful hybrids, both created by our dear friend Paul Bloomquist, have more than a few similarities and they are both part of our Legacy Program. Bloomquist Jean, classified as an informal decorative dahlia, has slightly larger blooms and is a taller plant than Bloomquist Pumpkin.
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Nicholas and Terracotta are two incredible light-orange dahlias that we consider essentials here at the farm. Because of their vigorous growth, strong stems, and seed/tuber production, we love them and plan to keep growing them even though they’re fairly commonly available! Nicholas is technically an informal decorative dahlia, but is often misclassified as a waterlily
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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 flower walls, wedding work, and every dahlia application that demands
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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. Dorothy came
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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 to observe how they
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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. Both of these sturdy ball form dahlias are considered pink by the American Dahlia Society, but Linda’s Baby tends to a more clear, glowing peachy-pink here at
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