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Identification of a dahlia please

t.d.gibsont.d.gibson Posts: 4
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I have been trying to identify the dahlia shown below. The original tuber came from a supermarket mixed bag some 20 years ago. The flowers are around 6 to 7 inches across and form a full ball when fully opened. It also grows extremely tall, the highest was over 9 feet one year. So far nobody has managed to identify it.  


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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Have you tried contacting the National Dahlia Society? 
    https://www.dahlia-nds.co.uk/

  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    I suppose you have ruled out Kelvin Floodlight for height? 
    The Natiobal Dahlia Society have a very good and active Facebook page and are great at ID
  • SalixGoldSalixGold Posts: 450
    edited August 2023
    I wouldn't be necessarily searching for extremely tall dahlia types. It's likely that it has become so tall because of the specific conditions in that spot - perhaps it is reaching for light.

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  • t.d.gibsont.d.gibson Posts: 4
    Last year it went into a sunny spot in a different boarder and still went 6 foot plus.

    I'll try the National Dahlia society and see what they can make of it. Thanks 
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    Maybe it’s Wanda’s Moonlight
    Rutland, England
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