Tree Dahlia, buds at last, after 4 years patiently waiting there are lots of buds, its at least 7 feet tall and in a pot As its so late in the year will it survive and the flower buds open? Its rooted itself into the ground as well.
I see no one has responded to your query @Grajean, so hopefully my reply will bump your post up and someone will be able to help I can't help you myself - but I have the feeling they're quite difficult to get into flower. I think they need a very long season or something, and they aren't reliably hardy - like the usual dahlias - so need some protection. If you've had it outdoors for 4 years though, it does suggest your climate should be fine for it
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@Grajean I think the problem could be related to the length of the season too. Monty Don has grown them but not sure if there has been a programme showing them in flower. I seem to think they make a good foliage plant however your patience has paid off to get them to flower is great. Perhaps with changes in weather patterns they will flower more reliably in the future.
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I'm in NW France. Warmer here than in UK but turning chilly now at night. I could fleece it, if I try to move it undercover the roots will snap! Really want to see it flower. Thanks for replies
I hope it flowers for you @Grajean. I think I slightly misunderstood your opening post - I thought you'd had it outdoors for 4 years, but perhaps you haven't? As @fidgetbones says - perhaps that extra bit of strong heat has just been enough to get it to that stage. Fleece might be the way to go if it's rooting down through the pot. It would be a shame to undo your work in getting it this far. Maybe next year, you could have it in the ground if that's possible?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairygirl Every year it dies down so I leave it in the pot and store in cold greenhouse. Its only this year its decided to root through the pot and GROW like crazy! Fingers crossed the buds open.
I know that people in the South who grow them, say they are lucky if they get them to flower by the end of November, which of course means that some years they are hit by frost before that.
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I can't help you myself - but I have the feeling they're quite difficult to get into flower. I think they need a very long season or something, and they aren't reliably hardy - like the usual dahlias - so need some protection.
If you've had it outdoors for 4 years though, it does suggest your climate should be fine for it
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Monty Don has grown them but not sure if there has been a programme showing them in flower. I seem to think they make a good foliage plant however your patience has paid off to get them to flower is great. Perhaps with changes in weather patterns they will flower more reliably in the future.
Thanks for replies
I think I slightly misunderstood your opening post - I thought you'd had it outdoors for 4 years, but perhaps you haven't? As @fidgetbones says - perhaps that extra bit of strong heat has just been enough to get it to that stage.
Fleece might be the way to go if it's rooting down through the pot. It would be a shame to undo your work in getting it this far.
Maybe next year, you could have it in the ground if that's possible?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Every year it dies down so I leave it in the pot and store in cold greenhouse. Its only this year its decided to root through the pot and GROW like crazy! Fingers crossed the buds open.
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