Sara Ljunggren is a Swedish musical theatre artist who sang and danced on the finest stages in Sweden with leading roles in musicals such as Mamma Mia, Sugar, Some Like it Hot, and Singin’ in the Rain… and then discovered the beauty of dahlias! Now, Sara has one dancing foot on stage and the other […]
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Today we’d like to highlight Beckie Curtis from Carpe Dahlia. Beckie is a member of Triple Wren’s Novice Hybridizer Program and has THREE new dahlias she’ll be introducing this year, with more in the pipeline for future years! Beckie Curtis Beckie is a passionate dahlia breeder whose journey started with a simple image of Kelgai
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Today we’re highlighting Jessica Dell, member of Triple Wren’s Novice Hybridizer Class of 2024 and the creator of the stunning new dahlia PK Bloodshot. Jessica Dell Jessica focuses her dahlia hybridizing efforts on collarette dahlias in the Hudson Valley of NY. She adopted “PK” in reference to her town of Poughkeepsie, NY. Jessica is also
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Today we’re featuring Dawn Hubbell from Whistling Bee Farm and Florals. Dawn was a member of the Triple Wren’s Novice Hybridizer Class of 2024 and is the creator of the glorious new dahlia, Whistling Bee’s Dawn’s Early Light. Dawn Hubbell Ever since she was a little girl picking dandelion bouquets for her grandmother, Dawn has
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Today we’d like to introduce you to Alexandra Finch, member of Triple Wren’s Novice Hybridizer Class of 2024, and her amazing dahlia, Finch’s Cornman. Alexandra Finch Alexandra is a farmer-florist and small business owner of Finch Florals, an event floral studio based in Dexter, MI. Though she never set out to be a flower farmer,
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Dahlias grow tuber each summer to multiply themselves, but did you know that dahlias also make seeds? In fact, every dahlia you love was grown from a seed and discovered by a hybridizer. If you’d like to learn more about seeds, you’re in the right place. We’ve gathered up all of our best resources about
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The heritage of your dahlia seeds determines the quality of your seedlings.
It might seem obvious, but a seedling garden with a plenty of lush open-centered dahlias (think Apple Blossom, Bloomquist Simple, and Totally Tangerine) will tend to produce more open-centered seedlings than a dahlia patch that is planted only with fully-double dahlias.
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Every single dahlia you love was once a seedling in a hopeful gardener’s dahlia patch. Dahlias are really rewarding to grow from seed. They’re easy to start, they bloom within a few weeks, and if you keep them harvested, they’ll bloom their sweet little heads off all summer long for you. But dahlias grown from
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It’s the first year of our exciting new Novice Hybridizer Program! We designed this program to help growers overcome the biggest barriers to sharing their dahlia creations with the world, and we are so pleased to introduce to you today the 8 dahlias beginning their journey here at Triple Wren. Each of these new hybrids started just
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If you’ve ever grown a fantastic dahlia from seed, you’ve probably wished you could share it with the whole world! It’s fun to give tubers of your creations to your gardening friends, but wider distribution… can be challenging. At Triple Wren, we’ve cracked the code on sharing big numbers of beautiful dahlias, and I’m here
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