Weāre honored to feature in our Legacy Program many different dahlias hybridized by Steve and Sandy Boley of Birch Bay Dahlias. After growing and experimenting with dahlias for many years, Steve and Sandyās first official dahlia introduction was released to the world in 1998. Since then they have made at least 90 dahlia introductions, with […]
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Today weād like to introduce you to the very first hybridizer of our Legacy Dahlia Program. In fact, we started the Legacy Program just for him! In 2017, Steve met Paul Bloomquist at a local Dahlia Society meeting, and over the years they became friends. Paul is a dahlia celebrity in our corner of the
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Every hybrid dahlia is a unique creation. If you saved seed from your garden, then you are a hybridizer and you have the right to name your creation. You can name your dahlia at any point, but many hybridizers wait until they see the blooms and other characteristics before choosing an appropriate name. Some hybridizers
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Today, weāre finishing up our discussion about how to decide which dahlia seedlings to save. Weāve talked about blooms, plant vigor, and plant habit. The final thing weāre going to talk about is the tubers. You may have a beautiful flower that is vigorous and spectacular, but, if the tubers donāt store well, you will
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Are you growing dahlias from seed this year? Do you need help deciding which blooms to keep? We can help! Today weāre continuing a helpful series sharing how we decide which first-year dahlia seedlings make the cut here at Triple Wren Farms! Each year, we consider these four things: We covered blooms in a previous
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When I think about the incredible diversity thatās found in dahlia blooms, it really takes my breath away. The growers we know who have dedicated their lives to stewarding the heritage of this flower have created new beauty by hybridizing new dahlias, and we are so honored to be working hard alongside them to share
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Happy weekend, friends. ???????????????? These bright and perky dahlias are bringing a smile to my face this weekend. I hope you also have lots of things to bring you smiles during your weekend!Dahlias pictured below:
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Did you know that dahlias come in at least 18 forms (plus micro sizes of almost all these forms)? Here are some of the most common forms: Informal decoratives (like Belle of Barmera) are lush and romantic, the pillowy stars of the dahlia show. Anemones have ray petals that can stream back like a comet
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Because of the programs we are building here at Triple Wren, we have the incredible privilege of growing out a few very special hybridizersā varieties on our farm. In 2021, we will add several new trial sections and two new hybridizersā collections to our fields. This means that visitors can come to our Open Farm
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