Thanks.
Arlene - the pink ones you are referring to are marked Maniac - they are the right size and form, but my Maniacs have always been much more orange with some darker orange variegation - so either this year's weather is effecting them weirdly, or I mis-labeled them I haven't decided which yet. They definitely are not Chilson's pride, they are pretty big with a messy semi-cactus form.
Karen - I only have 6-7 hours of sun in my sunniest areas, so my dahlias are always ridiculously tall. And I have enough growing that I have to have some dedicated spaces. I am trying to mix more into perennial beds. I have two beds that have peonies in the back, then groups of asiatic & oriental lilies, then dahlias fronting that. It worked perfectly this year, as far as constant blooms from early June onward.The dahlias were still shorter than the lilies when they were blooming, and then as the lilies started looking ratty, the dahlias grew up and covered them.
