Did you know that the American Dahlia Society (ADS) has created 10 color groups + 5 color blends to categorize dahlias? Dahlias bloom in such an incredible spectrum of colors! Because of the amazing genetic diversity contained in the DNA of these glorious plants, hybrid seed crosses can produce every color except blue and the […]
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Did you know that dahlias come in at least 20 forms (plus “micro” forms of most?)? Because of the amazing genetic diversity contained in the DNA of these glorious plants, hybrid seed crosses can produce a vast array of different-looking blooms. These forms can show up in many different sizes, too. Here are photos of
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Today, let’s compare Hollyhill Pink Martini and Gerrie Hoek – two beautiful pink waterlily dahlias that we love growing in our fields. Despite their similarities, side by side they’re easy to tell apart. Hollyhill Pink Martini is one of the largest waterlily-form dahlias we’ve ever grown at the farm. Its super-sturdy stems, upright habit, and
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These two beautiful hybrids, Bracken Rose* and Rock Run Ashley, have a lot of similarities, and I chose to feature them today because I’ve seen them frequently mixed up in gardens and on social media, and I wanted to show how they have some obvious differences. *First, let me address that investigative dahlia growers have
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“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, itâs super easy to tell them apart. Letâs 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 weâve 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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