We bought a load of dahlias early in the year. Of course now is their prime time, despite my lack of care and feeding this year. Some haven’t bloomed at all, but have foliage. Some just keep it up and have since August!
The most recent to bloom – one pic is mine, one is hubby’s. Same flower!
This big one is going right now, too. It was turned to the side, away from the sun, so I had to hold it for himself to take a decent picture.
Earlier blooms from the same plant – it is quite prolific!
Plain white – don’t remember buying this one but it is here nonetheless.
I could swear we got a purple and white one, but instead this came up. Oh well, it’s still pretty, and welcome.
Now. Will I remember to dig them out when it gets cold? Likely not!
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Grand colors, great photos. You do so well with your plants. I am thinking fo growing a few in the house so I can care for them. Any suggestions? Hugs
Gerbera Daisy is pretty easy, and blooms for weeks!
Do they need a lot of sun? Strange as it sounds living in Florida we are limited in sun light coming in the windows. Ron will put up shelves or hangers for me, but lots of direct sun is not possible. Hugs
No, mine are in the bathroom and only get morning sun. They are forgiving if you forget to water them, too – go a bit floppy but perk right back up again. The flowers don’t even look real, to me, they are so perfect for so long.
Grand. Thank you. Hugs
Also they aren’t too attractive to cats! I have to hide spider plant as those long dangly fronds are just too tempting!
Those are so perfect I thought at first the pictures were paintings, before I actually read the copy. Not a spot or a shriveled petal! How does that happen?
Some of the petals are ragged! And I did blow away the tiny bugs before I took pictures. They don’t hold up to wind well, however.
What a size some of those blooms are! I confess I’m not a huge dahlia fan, not keen on the smell, and the colour range isn’t my favourite, but yours are really spectacular!
I don’t get much of a scent, but to be honest I never stuck my face in any of them. They don’t seem to attract pollinators, so might be kind of useless. I’ve seen some gardens on my daily work drive than have dahlias four foot tall and blooming like hydrangea! I have no idea how they do that. Hubby was the one who wanted these, he got excited early on in the year and bought waaaay too many plants.
They just smell a bit sour and bitter to me. I don’t think they’d do too well here, either, even if I wouldn’t need to dig them up for the winter!
They do seem to need a lot of time to get ready to bloom, and one wee frost kills em dead. We are a bit disappointed that the one called ‘akita’ never bloomed – but I planted it quite late. I’ll try to make sure I save that one at least!
Yes, you definitely can’t let that one die! Once you do get a bloom, it’s going to call for a photo opportunity with both of them together, isn’t it?
If possible! I put it in an awkward pot. And she gets all wiggly when we point a camera at her! Goofball.
Gorgeous!!!!
Thank you!
Like you I tried dahlias this year too – one never got out of the greenhouse but did bloom. The couple outside never bloomed at all! Should I dig them up then? Lovely selection of colours.
I have my best ones in afternoon/evening sun. Supposedly this is wrong! Ha! Maybe for Ireland it is right. You should wait until the frost takes them down, but don’t leave them too long after that before digging and storing them. I read you can store them in packing peanuts! Something I get for free at work, yay. Also says to gently wash them and let them air dry first. Now how to keep the mice out of the shed, as that is where I’d keep them…
Thanks for tips – could you store them in old biscuit tin to keep out mice I wonder?
Maybe, if not too damp!
Awesome job.
They do look very good!
Never tried a Dahlia. I don’t have any sheltered spots in my garden so I was warned away from having them as they don’t like to be pushed around by the wind.
You can cage or stake them. I find the blooms disintegrate when it is windy, though. Mine are in pots, but I have seen some massive specimens in other people’s gardens this year, since I was looking for them. Four to five foot, easy!