I very nearly ditched this dahlia in her fourth year!
She had me scratching my head and wondering why on earth I had kept her for so long. She’s one of those dahlias that initially misbehaves by having a cluster of flowers on short stems rather than a single flower on a long stem.
BUT…luckily I was too busy (or too lazy?) to pull her out, and after cutting off that first little cluster of flowers, she rewarded me with a huge number of long strong side stems right until the end of the season.
I’m very glad I gave her a second, third and fourth chance, and I’d choose her to be part of my collection any day!
P.S. She’s a nice tidy white ball with a slight green button centre. And good strong stems….not perfect, but certainly prolific!
HOME TRUTHS ABOUT I CHOOSE YOU
Approx Bloom Size, 8cm
Like all pale dahlias, prone to showing thrip damage (so keep those critters under control!)
Needs to be one of the first dahlias you lift at the end of the season - clumps more prone to rot than my others.
I very nearly ditched this dahlia in her fourth year!
She had me scratching my head and wondering why on earth I had kept her for so long. She’s one of those dahlias that initially misbehaves by having a cluster of flowers on short stems rather than a single flower on a long stem.
BUT…luckily I was too busy (or too lazy?) to pull her out, and after cutting off that first little cluster of flowers, she rewarded me with a huge number of long strong side stems right until the end of the season.
I’m very glad I gave her a second, third and fourth chance, and I’d choose her to be part of my collection any day!
P.S. She’s a nice tidy white ball with a slight green button centre. And good strong stems….not perfect, but certainly prolific!
HOME TRUTHS ABOUT I CHOOSE YOU
Approx Bloom Size, 8cm
Like all pale dahlias, prone to showing thrip damage (so keep those critters under control!)
Needs to be one of the first dahlias you lift at the end of the season - clumps more prone to rot than my others.
