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pirl said:Too many dahlias makes tending them too awkward. I had 60 last year, 40 this year - in a mixed garden, protected from deer. Next year I hope to have just 25 - the best of the best (I tend to dream a lot).

I have AC Paint in bloom and a good bud on Penhill Yellow Queen.

The remaining three dahlias have been planted and I've staked them so I won't step on them because the growth is barely 1/2".

I had AC Paint for the my first two seasons, but not it succumbed to a pest. My wife misses it, perhaps we could arrange a trade in the off season. I have a new one that may be interesting that I just purchased and is now emerging above ground. Is called Reijman's Firecracker. It is a wild looking thing in the photos.