My first attempt at growing dahlias this year and one of the two planted as tubers has just flowered. They were planted at the end of May and the plant that has flowered is much larger than the other and has two main stems. I hope to get more flowers as there are more buds on both.
They have done very well considering that they were shaded by some giant sunflowers in an east-facing garden.
It's a cactus variety, 'Tsuki-ytori-no-shisha'. The picture was taken a few days ago and the flower is even bigger now!
Lovely piccies everyone, Ive started a wish list for Dahlias for next year, can I ask that if you post piccies you label the ones you know the names. There's loads that I would like to add to my list.
I love dahlias and this year have grown four new ones, all of which were described as growing to either 3' or 4' in height. They were all good size tubers but none have grown beyond 2' high and I'm wondering if this is common with their first year of planting. Previously, I have bought reduced price pots of them, around this time of year, and they have subsequently grown to the height advertised the following year.
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Sorry not the best pics, truly amazed by English breakfast.
My first attempt at growing dahlias this year and one of the two planted as tubers has just flowered. They were planted at the end of May and the plant that has flowered is much larger than the other and has two main stems. I hope to get more flowers as there are more buds on both.
They have done very well considering that they were shaded by some giant sunflowers in an east-facing garden.
It's a cactus variety, 'Tsuki-ytori-no-shisha'. The picture was taken a few days ago and the flower is even bigger now!
That is amazing, so lovely, might be hunting that down for next year.
See you have more buds on the cactus, CharlieB. Lovely, I think this is the best year for them
When is the best time to lift and store the tubers? GW's recent e-mail said this month but some of mine still have some great flowers on them.
Leave them until the frost takes them, you will know then because the leaves and stalks will go black and the remaining flowers han
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Enjoy them for as long as you possibly can, keep dead heading they will go on into November.
When they have been blackened by the first frost.
Lovely piccies everyone, Ive started a wish list for Dahlias for next year, can I ask that if you post piccies you label the ones you know the names. There's loads that I would like to add to my list.
I love dahlias and this year have grown four new ones, all of which were described as growing to either 3' or 4' in height. They were all good size tubers but none have grown beyond 2' high and I'm wondering if this is common with their first year of planting. Previously, I have bought reduced price pots of them, around this time of year, and they have subsequently grown to the height advertised the following year.