Today’s Legacy Program Hybridizer is no stranger to most dahlia lovers in the U.S., as her stunning creations have been melting the hearts of gardeners and florists alike for years! Kristine Albrecht, founder of Santa Cruz Dahlias, started growing dahlias in 2006, and her focus and passion has become hybridizing new dahlia varieties. She has […]
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Today we’d like to introduce you to another talented hybridizer whom we’ve welcomed into Triple Wren’s Legacy Program: Noni Morrison. Noni is the creator of the much sought-after Salish series of dahlias, including Salish Twilight Girl, Salish Snow Day, Salish Sea Pearl, Salish Alpen Glow, and more. We have several of Noni’s promising seedlings growing
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We’re 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 Sandy’s 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 we’d 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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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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It’s finally time for us to announce the NEW 2023 DAHLIA INTRODUCTIONS from dahlia hybridizer Paul Bloomquist!! Each year, Triple Wren Farms has the honor and privilege of growing out many new dahlias from a growing list of hybridizers, and it’s THE BEST when new varieties have made it through the “getting-to-market” process and take
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When I think about the incredible diversity that’s 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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Our annual Dahlia Festival is just 3 weeks away! Here at Triple Wren Farms, we welcome guests from all over the U.S. and Canada to walk through our dahlia aisles, to touch the plants, pick the blooms, peek at seedling trials, explore almost 600 dahlia varieties, see how we grow, and to gaze at amazing
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