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Anybody here do Dahlias?
Topic Started: Jan 25 2006, 12:18 PM (243 Views)
jodi
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(and no, the answer is not "Debbie does")

I'm looking for a nice tall go to h-ll red* one to match my shed door. I saw something called Babylon Red in the store, but wasn't sure if it would be the right color. Anybody grow these things?

*from the Steve Miller Dictionary of Color Terms

:) Jodi



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big al
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I do dahlias, but I don't have a recommendation. Nothing in my collection is both tall (I assume you're looking for a "dinner plate" size, not something with smaller & more numerous flowers, not that I have anything there either) and a brilliant red as your shed door appears on my screen. Many of my dahlias were acquired without name from friends or family so I don't know what varieties most of them are.

I'm also not sure whether you're looking for a dahlia that grows from tubers which are dug each year and stored inside over the winter (at least that's what we have to do here) or the so-called annual dahlia grown from seed.

What do you call the plant flowering to the left of the door? My mother calls something that looks like it "mullin pink"; it's perennial, and the ones I have grew from seed that I harvested from my mother's flowers which owe their ancestry to ones she collected on her honeymoon.

Big Al

[edit] after I posted, I went to Park Seed and looked at what they had. Perhaps this is the sort of thing you're looking for? Dahlia Gregory Stephen [/edit]




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jodi
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Yes, it's called Mullein Pink, or Rose Campion - among other names. Its latin name is "Lychnis Coronaria". It is so pretty - with soft grey green foliage, and brilliant fuschia flowers. It also spreads like mad, and will soon crowd out anything in its path. I am constantly digging it up where is isn't wanted. But I like flowers that do that - create an ever changing flowerscape for you each year.


:) Jodi

edit: (after seeing your edit :D) - I like the cactus dahlias. The dinnerplate varieties are too wide, and I find they fall over really easily. You still have to stake the cactus variety, but the blooms are easier to deal with. I'll check that one out - thanks!
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Steve Miller
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I don't know if DivaDeb does Dahlias, but if she doesn't, maybe she should!

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DivaDeb
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Steve Miller
Jan 25 2006, 03:09 PM
I don't know if DivaDeb does Dahlias, but if she doesn't, maybe she should!

:sombrero:

I do actually, but Jodi...all mine are pink and yellow, so I'm no help at all. Sorry.
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ivorythumper
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That is one hot potting shed, Jodi. :thumb:
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Cathys
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Jodi -
Have seen other pics of your shed but this one is really pretty (different time of year maybe?) the way the sun is on it.
Anyway I don't know anything about Dahlias but I found this pic of a babylon red one is it what you were looking for...

http://www.americanmeadows.com/Images/prod...ylonRed_lrg.jpg
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Fizzygirl
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What a gorgeous shed!!

I have always grown dahlias. My father loved them and taught me how to grow them. But in my new house, we have no gardens planted yet and no dahlias. :(
I'm afriad I cannot help you with specific dahlias to plant, but you could try contacting some master gardeners in your area for advice.
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