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!
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!
