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Dahlia 'Clearview Debby' |
Have Cutting garden Dahlias Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
March 20, 2024: Potted up (Found two tubers of this dahlia languishing, but one was actively trying to grow, in the basement. Stored it in the garage and potted it up today. Will attempt to grow and take cuttings from it. Seemed to have been from Emily S. two years ago. If it grows, wow!) April 2, 2024: Plant emerged (Growing, new green leaves. Growth.) April 13, 2024: Plant emerged (Growing well, both plants.) May 17, 2024: Transplanted (At CSS Project Grow in row 3, West end. ) |
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Dahlia 'David Howard' |
Have Bulbs, corms, tubers (spring, summer) Cutting garden Dahlias New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
April 25, 2024: Obtained plant (Obtained tuber at Dahlia Divas tag & bag.) | |
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Dahlia 'French Cancan' |
Have Bulbs, corms, tubers (fall) Cutting garden Dahlias Market Flower or Vegge New plants and seeds Perennials Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
New to me inn 2024. Lily's Garden Store 2024 Dahlia 'French Cancan' - Informal Decorative (1 tuber) × 1 $10.00 Order refunded. Must have run out of tubers. |
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Dahlia Gallery® Art Deco |
Have Bulbs, corms, tubers (fall) Cutting garden Landscaping Plant Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
Note size and form is good for use as a landscaping dahlia. Note size: Miniature: up to 4 inches in diameter. Form: Stellar (ST) Colors: Bronze (BR)m Dark Blend (DB)m Purple (PR) Plant Height: 12-16 inches Spread: 14-16 inches |
April 22, 2023: Obtained plant (April 22, 2023: Obtained plant (Received tuber clump in the mail from Brent & Becky's.) April 24, 2023: Potted up (Potted up tubers received yesterday and put in the greenhouse.) June 7, 2023: Transplanted (Planted fully sprouted plant in backyard bed, west side of the birdbath, to the south of the path by the birdbath.) July 10, 2023: Bloomed (G. picked this and sent me a photo of the first blooms while I was away. Pretty, smaller dahlia. Would could well with a contrasting color and with Labyrinth.) October 3, 2023: Bloomed (Is getting shaded by a tall dahlia next to it. Give it front of bed position next year, 2024.) November 17, 2023: Maintenance performed (Dug out and am preparing for winter storage. Would like to multiply these and use to surround the redbud in 2024. Landscaping dahlia.) December 1, 2023: Winterized (Prepped two smaller tubers prepped for winter, dusted with cinnamon, in garage storage with Govee temperature monitor.) April 13, 2024: Seeds sown (Small tuber appeared to overwinter OK. Potted up tuber and placed in the heated greenhouse. ) |
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Dahlia 'Just Peachy' |
Prev Cottage Garden Cutting garden Dahlias Feature plant |
Obtained from the Dahlia Barn in 2020. Have been growing for several years. Lovely color. Late summer flowering. One grew in 2022, but minimally noticed. Watch for it in 2023. |
April 6, 2021: Potted up (Potted up THREE pots during warm days. Will bring indoors after 10 day stint of warm weather ends, to guard against frost damage.) May 22, 2021: Transplanted (Planted in new front yard garden by peach tree.) May 28, 2021: Transplanted (Planted 2nd "Just Peachy" by peach tree. Cool weather - going down to the 40s overnight for several nights.) April 10, 2023: Seeds sown (Potted up and put in greenhouse. ) June 1, 2023: Transplanted (Planted a small, just barely sprouted plant at PG Johnson in the third full row -- row three, across from a Peach Fuzz dahlia.) July 12, 2023: Bloomed (Several plants blooming mid and late July. I also hear that Peach Fuzz is a high producer of tubers. I have three plants all blooming. Will see how it does Aug to October.) |
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Dahlia 'Kelsey Annie Joy' |
Have Cutting garden Dahlias Feature plant Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
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. ) 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 May 23, 2024: Transplanted (Planted growing plant in front at CSS Project Grow.) May 24, 2024: Transplanted (Planted second growing plant in sunflower row by backyard fence, south.) |
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Dahlia 'La Luna' |
Have Cutting garden Dahlias New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
Received from Laura. Beautiful understated lemony stripes on some of the blooms. Sturdy, larger plant. A keeper for 2024. | June 1, 2023: Obtained plant (Obtained tubers (several) at PG 1/2 off plant sale.) June 14, 2023: Transplanted (East row, external at CSS Project Grow ) August 16, 2023: Bloomed (Gorgeous blooms. A keeper!) November 12, 2023: Harvested (Good tubers. Harvested at CSS outer row.) December 2, 2023: Winterized (Divided large clump of tubers, prepped for winter, dusted with cinnamon, in garage storage with Govee temperature monitor.) |
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Dahlia 'Magic Sunrise' |
Prev Bulbs, corms, tubers (spring, summer) Cottage Garden Cutting garden Dahlias |
Magic Sunrise - Dahlia Bought tubers at Costco, Penhill Autumn Shade and Magic Sunrise. Grew both at Project Grow community garden in 2020. In 2021, we now have a sunny front yard garden bed for them, with more room. |
May 13, 2020: Obtained plant (Bought tubers at Costco, Penhill Autumn Shade and Magic Sunrise. I have a photo of the package in my Dahlia photo album) April 26, 2021: Seeds sown (Planted tuber in a pot. ) May 28, 2021: Transplanted (Planted sprouted tuber (grown in a pot in late April) in new front yard garden bed by peach tree.) November 8, 2021: Winterized (Dug out the tubers for winter storage. Plants bloomed late, September, October. Early planting in April helped a lot. Will try a new dedicated dahlia bed in 2022 at Johnson's preserve. Costco purchased two years ago with Autumn Shade.) April 22, 2022: Seeds sown (Tubers sown in pots (at least two or more pots) and place in cold frame. Can move to new greenhouse when temp drops below 40. This is the third growing this dahlia.) May 2, 2022: Plant emerged (Placed in greenhouse to mature sprouts) October 25, 2023: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (Gave all these tubers away. Grew tired of this plant.) |
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Dahlia 'Midnight Moon' |
Have Bulbs, corms, tubers (fall) Cottage Garden Cutting garden Dahlias Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
I received several tubers of this dahlia from Marcella in 2022. It is a smaller plant, but makes up for it in creating the most lovely, purple round-edged blooms. 2024 solid performer of smaller blooms, lush foliage. Needs good staking. Dahlia 'Midnight Moon' Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter. Form: Formal Decorative (FD) Color: Light Blend (LB) Year Introduced: 1998 Country of Origin: United States Hybridizer or Originator: Gitts, N ADS Classification Code: 3010 |
August 6, 2022: Bloomed (New dahlia from Marcella. Beautiful small dahlia. Gorgeous in arrangements with Thomas Edison.) August 29, 2022: Bloomed (New bloom. Identified with help from Facebook dahlia fans) April 29, 2023: Potted up (Potting up in the greenhouse and growing both there and indoors in the basement until sprouts are spotted.) May 31, 2023: Transplanted (Successfully divided and grew 4-5 of this plant (after identifying it) in 2023. Transplanted (planted sprouted plants) at PG Johnson in the north fence row, somewhat in the middle.)) June 13, 2023: Transplanted (Planted two sprouted plants in front yard garden near the Star Magnolia and next to a Cafe au Lait dahlia.) June 30, 2023: Transplanted (G. transplanted the last remaining dahlias including several of these.) July 21, 2023: Bloomed (Bloomed at Johnson Project Grow dahlia garden.) November 24, 2023: Maintenance performed (Dug up a descent sized dahlia clump by the Star Magnolia and another from the end of the new Sunflower row garden on a cold day . In process for preparing for storage, overwintering.) |
| Dahlia 'Penny Lane' |
Have Bulbs, corms, tubers (spring, summer) Cutting garden Dahlias Market Flower or Vegge New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
April 26, 2024: Obtained plant (Obtained tuber from Laura at Dahlia Divas tag & bag. New to me 2024.) | ||
| Dahlia 'Sakura Fubuki' |
Have Bulbs, corms, tubers (fall) Cutting garden Dahlias Feature plant New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
New to me in 2023, Sakura Fubuki Dahlia ordered from Old House Dahlias in Oregon. Good prices. Did not see this bloom in 2023. Will check again in 2024 to see if the tuber I have and grew in 2023 produces flowers in 2024. NOTE: long growing period Advertised as "Extra strong plants." Height: 36 – 48" Spacing: 18-24 in. Bloom Season: Summer into Mid to Late Fall Flower color: Pink Features serrated and semi-frilled florets that are white at the base and turn deep pink near the edges. Some yellow shows near the central petals. Good height for medium size borders and fresh-cut flower arrangements. |
May 6, 2023: Potted up (Arrived yesterday, potted up & put in greenhouse. All have sprouts. ) November 22, 2023: Maintenance performed (Seemed like it did not grow, except I dug out a tuber with this label in the corner of the garden by Thomas Edison in 2023. Unsure what kind of blooms it made. Looking for photos.) December 10, 2023: Winterized (I have two tubers now divided and packaged in vermiculte for 2024. Storing in our insulated garage for the winter with a temp monitor. Will add heat if it gets too cold. ) |
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Dahlia 'Thomas A. Edison' |
Have Bulbs, corms, tubers (spring, summer) Cottage Garden Cutting garden Dahlias |
Produces outstanding, deep purple, large blooms, especially when staked well. Plant is robust. Produces long stems if sturdy stakes are used. Stake EARLY. |
April 21, 2016: Obtained plant (Approximate date: Obtained this dahlia around 2016 with yellow dahlias in a package, possibly from Costco. ) April 6, 2021: Cuttings took (Potted up one cutting, placed in cold frame, Potted during warm days. Will bring indoors after 10 day stint of warm weather ends, to guard against frost damage.) April 30, 2021: Plant emerged ("Deep Purple" leaves showing) May 18, 2021: Obtained plant (Obtained an official 'Thomas Edison' from Marcella. Will compare to Deep Purple ones.) May 20, 2021: Obtained plant (Planted tuber in front flower bed, near fence, near Tulip Magnolia.) May 28, 2021: Transplanted (Planted two more in front flower beds by new Star Magnolia.) June 30, 2021: Bloomed (Early June Bloom in 2021 by waking this robust dahlia early in March.) 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 year growing this deep purple beauty. It will bloom in late June if started early, like late March or early April.) April 28, 2023: Potted up (Lost some tubers, and there was some withering, but had enough to plant 4-5 Thomas Edisons. Growing on in greenhouse.) May 15, 2023: Plant emerged (Growing on in greenhouse.) June 2, 2023: Transplanted (Planted two at Johnson. Will plant more.) June 5, 2023: Transplanted (Planted two sprouted plants in the front yard border garden near the Star Magnolia.) July 28, 2023: Bloomed (At Johnson Project Grow ) November 22, 2023: Maintenance performed (Dug up tubers on a cold day at Johnson. Smaller tubers, not prolific with tubers or blooms. Will give it better staking (MUCH better staking) and more attention in 2024.) |
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Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine' |
Have Bulbs, corms, tubers (spring, summer) Cottage Garden Cutting garden Dahlias New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
May 18, 2024: Obtained plant (At Project Grow's 1/2 off plant sale. Was working the sale. Plant is from Joanie.) May 19, 2024: Transplanted (At Johnson Project Grow, in row 4, between the tulips and peonies. Used Gary's new rebar to stake it.) |
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Dahlia 'Tsuki Yori No Shisha' |
Have Cutting garden Dahlias New plants and seeds Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
Reviewed as one of the best fimbriated dahlias. Creamy-white color of fringed, twisted petals split at their tip that creates a frilly sea anemone effect. Bloom 6-8 in. wide (15-20 cm), resemble sea anemones with their twisted petals split at their tip. They hold up as a tall plant, not top-heavy even in wet weather. |
May 20, 2023: Obtained plant (Obtained tubers (several) at PG 1/2 off plant sale. ) July 12, 2023: Transplanted (Planted at CSS Project Grow) August 30, 2023: Bloomed (Planted in outside east fence at CSS Project Grow. After staking, is growing well. ) November 13, 2023: Maintenance performed (Dug up tubers, one plant at CSS. Ready to divide and package up.) November 20, 2023: Maintenance performed (Processed the tubers with vermiculite, small tubers, put into garage cold storage, overwintering. ) |
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Dahlia 'Yellow Happiness' |
Prev Cottage Garden Cutting garden Dahlias |
Have had these tubers for years. Do not remember how I got them. Now I think what I have is actually Yellow Star. |
May 20, 2021: Seeds sown (Planted tuber in front flower bed, near fence, near tulip magnolia.) May 21, 2021: Transplanted (Tuber planted at Project Grow.) May 30, 2023: Transplanted (Planted one plant at Johnson.) May 30, 2023: Bloomed (Beautiful, large, first blossom. Fully cactus style.) |
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Delphinium 'Magic Fountain Dark Blue/Dark Bee' |
Have Cottage Garden Cutting garden Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Perennials |
May 27, 2023: Obtained plant (From Coleman's, perennials) May 29, 2023: Transplanted (Planted in front yard garden by Star Magnolia & Blue Sage) |
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Sweet William (Dianthus Amazon™ Rose Magic) |
Have Cottage Garden Cutting garden Landscaping Plant |
June 10, 2023: Obtained plant (Tender perennial, grown as an annual, received from Kirk Jones. New to me in 2023. Makes an excellent cut flower, bouquet flower.) June 10, 2023: Transplanted (Planted in north flower bed by the Pennsylvania Sedge and wildflowers.) |
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Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) |
Have Biennials Cottage Garden Cutting garden |
June 7, 2023: Bloomed (I've had these "pinks" for several years. They are popping up in the northern sedge side yard now. Adding a photo. Blooming.) | |
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Blue Globe Thistle (Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow') |
Have Cutting garden Everlastings and Suitable for Drying Foliage for Bouquets New plants and seeds Perennials |
Deer and Rabbit Resistant Seed from Swallowtail Gardens 2023. Cut Flower, Dried Flower |
March 6, 2023: Seeds sown (Swallowtail Seeds, sown indoors in green cell pack trays, 65-70 degrees for germination - LIGHT aids germination, germ. in 14-21 days.)) May 13, 2023: Transplanted (Planted in front yard gardens.) |
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Globe Thistle (Echinops bannaticus 'Star Frost') |
Have Cutting garden Everlastings and Suitable for Drying Foliage for Bouquets New plants and seeds |
Seed from Swallowtail Gardens 2023. Cut Flower, Dried Flower Matures: Summer, Late summer or early fall Provides winter interest Cut Flower, Dried Flower Attractants: Bees, Birds, Butterflies |
March 6, 2023: Seeds sown (Seeds sown indoors in green cell pack trays, (Swallowtail Seeds) sown 65-70 degrees for germination - LIGHT aids germination, germ. in 14-21 days.) March 17, 2023: Seeds germinated (Put on heat mat, germinated well indoors, moved to greenhouse March 25th.) May 13, 2023: Transplanted (Transplanted to mailbox garden and Star Magnolia garden.) |
