Dahlia Cafe au lait, closely followed by Labyrinth. I like Kelvin floodlight too.
Cafe au lait , bottom left. Kelvin floodlight, bottom right. Labyrinth in the copper jug. The white one came from Morrisons, with a pink one labelled cotton candy.
@Alan Clark2 in Liverpool - I think your War of the Roses dahlia is also sold under the name ‘York and Lancaster’. My history knowledge says this makes sense and could be so. A quick google under Y & L suggests there are about 4 stockists with the National Collection seemingly having it for sale.
Bishop of Llandaff because the bees love it too, but that War of the Roses is a real stunner @Alan Clark2 in Liverpool or should I call it York and Lancaster @2 point 4?
Can't name them, but I bought a seed pack of dahlias from Wilko (mixed single and loose double) and they've been wonderful. Big variety of colours - one of my favourites has petals that go from deep pink through yellow and into orange - like a sunset.
Theyve been a favourite of bumblebees, constantly being visited. I found one the other day resting on the flower, causing the flower to face downwards making a little umbrella for the bee.
Ive got pom-pom dahlias as well but these ones I've grown from seed are by far my favourite. Anything that looks pretty and the pollinators like is a win-win
@Alan Clark2 in Liverpool - I think your War of the Roses dahlia is also sold under the name ‘York and Lancaster’. My history knowledge says this makes sense and could be so. A quick google under Y & L suggests there are about 4 stockists with the National Collection seemingly having it for sale.
I saw it at the National Collection website, but only as rooted cuttings. I was not aware of the alternative name, so I will look for tubers in the spring.
Kilburn Glow is a beautiful lily flowered Dahlia. I have had a devil of a time to get one to form a tuber. I ordered a couple of plants as rooted cuttings two years ago. I fed and pampered them all summer only to find when they was lifted for storage in the autumn there was no tuber to speak of.
In the end I purchased tubers. I wonder if some varieties are more reluctant than others to form tubers or if I had done something wrong, maybe to much feed.
Beautiful dahlias @Uncle Mort, Karma Choc is one on my list for next year, it’s redder than I thought though (no bad thing).
Here’s the double version of Noordwijks Glorie: It also comes in a single version, seems to be pot luck how it turns out:
And this one (mislabelled Lidl tuber) is worth a pic as the huge flowers, which started cherry red early in the season but are now this colour, are pretty spectacular:
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This is is my Viking plant this year!!
Theyve been a favourite of bumblebees, constantly being visited. I found one the other day resting on the flower, causing the flower to face downwards making a little umbrella for the bee.
Ive got pom-pom dahlias as well but these ones I've grown from seed are by far my favourite. Anything that looks pretty and the pollinators like is a win-win
Here’s the double version of Noordwijks Glorie:
It also comes in a single version, seems to be pot luck how it turns out:
And this one (mislabelled Lidl tuber) is worth a pic as the huge flowers, which started cherry red early in the season but are now this colour, are pretty spectacular: