These two beautiful dahlias, one from Santa Cruz Dahlias and another from Noni Morrison (creator of the Salish dahlia series) are two of our farm favorite varieties. Side by side, they are are quite easy to tell apart, but separately, especially in photos, they are remarkably similar! KA’s Cafe Mauve is a gorgeous, 6″-7″ mocha […]
Dahlia Comparison: KA’s Cafe Mauve and Salish Twilight Girl Read More »
We’ve been growing dahlias for 12 seasons here at the farm, and slowly, over the years, Steve and I have curated the 700-ish named varieties we’re growing in 2023 in our fields. This time of year, we’re reminded why do work with tubers and weed baby plants 9 months of the year…. it’s all worth
Dahlia Comparison: KA’s Rosie Jo and KA’s Keltie Cherry Read More »
If you’re coming to the farm for an event this summer, you’re in for so much dahlia beauty! Prepare yourself! 😉 We’ve curated 700+ named varieties to grow in our fields in 2023, and aside from the beauty overload, having lots of varieties is so helpful to us for comparing similar blooms side by side
Dahlia Comparison: Wyn’s N.E.W. Pastel and Bloomquist Alan Read More »
One of my favorite parts about growing the 700-ish named varieties we have at the farm this season is real time comparison of similar flowers. These two beauties are super similar, but on closer inspection you can see the differences! ???? Hollyhill Pinkie (my favorite dahlia!) has a delicious picotée around the blooms’ edges and
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