2020, First year growing this dahlia. It was among the first to bloom, in July, from a new tuber purchased online. Planted in a pot in perennial - bird bath garden. It is still blooming in October. Unique, lovely, sturdy and long lasting blooms.
2023: This has become one of my all time favorite dahlias, this beautiful collarette. I cannot get over it's lovely form, it's apricot, light orange and yellow tints and its vigorous nature. BONUS: it blooms early!
Downside, blooms are fragile and do not travel well.
May 22, 2021: Seeds sown (Planted sprouting tuber in a pot to continue growing. Will transplant and grow in a large pot like last year.)
April 22, 2022: Seeds sown (Tubers sown in pots (at least three pots) and place in cold frame. Can move to new greenhouse when temp drops below 40. This is the third growing this cool collarette dahlia.)
May 27, 2022: Transplanted (Planted in backyard rear garden, 2 tuber clumps, sprouted, in large pots. Planted one additional pot with Penhill Autumn Shade in same area.)
July 23, 2022: Bloomed (One of the first of the dahlias to bloom. Lovely, robust collarette.)
April 9, 2023: Potted up (Potted up, moved to greenhouse.)
April 13, 2023: Potted up (Second batch, potted up.
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April 19, 2023: Potted up (Third batch of Kelsey Annie Joys potted up with active shoots growing, tucked in the greenhouse which is rapidly getting full. What a winner this amazing tuber is! I'll have LOTS.)
May 31, 2023: Transplanted (Planted hearty tall sprouted plant at PG Johnson on the west end of the second full row -- row two.)
June 11, 2023: Transplanted (Planted two more KAJ in sunflower row, south fence. Keep an eye out for crown gall virus in KAJs. I threw 3 away because of what seemed to be crown gall.)
July 7, 2023: Bloomed (Has some of the earliest blooms of any of my dahlias. Vigorous and prolific, a great bloomer!)
October 22, 2023: Maintenance performed (Dug up first clump of dahlias at CSS Project Grow. Dug up 2nd clump on a cold day at Johnson on Nov 20. In process for preparing for storage, overwintering.)
April 3, 2024: Seeds sown (First of several tubers that are now potted up, first batch of tubers started in the greenhouse. Seemed to have survived winter storage well.)
April 15, 2024: Potted up (Potted up two more KAJ's for selling at the Project Grow dahlia sale.)
April 16, 2024: Potted up (Potted two more eyed up tubers to sell at PG Dahlia sale.)
April 20, 2024: Plant emerged
