What does the term “open-pollinated” mean? At Triple Wren, our dahlia seeds are open-pollinated, or pollinated at random by the bees and other pollinators who enjoy the blooms and benefit from their pollen and nectar, and we have a grand time saving them and growing thousands of them out. We’re always on the lookout for […]
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Will these seeds grow flowers that look like the dahlias that produced the seed? Answer: No, not usually! Dahlias have 8 sets of chromosomes, which means they have some marvelous genetic diversity. The seeds from one “mother” seed pod might make flowers which all look dramatically different from each other depending on their pollen “fathers.”
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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, we’re finishing up our discussion about how to decide which dahlia seedlings to save. We’ve talked about blooms, plant vigor, and plant habit. The final thing we’re going to talk about is the tubers. You may have a beautiful flower that is vigorous and spectacular, but, if the tubers don’t 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 we’re 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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Are you growing dahlias from seed? Did you know they will make small clumps by the end of the summer, which you can dig up to save and replant next year?! It’s such a fun process to grow dahlias from seed and try to find amazing new varieties! Although we believe every dahlia is beautiful, not
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