My first year with Dahlias in 25-30 years. I'm a lazy gardener and usually either forget to dig them in the fall or plant them in the spring. But Breck's tempted me on a dreary December day, and I got 3 collections- and ended up with 16 varietals and 44 plants. And I'm a happy gardener.
So far most have been smaller than expected- though Fleural and Kelvin Floodlight are so huge and prolific, I welcome some smaller flowers for cutting.
My blues never look nearly as blue as the catalog- (Emperor, and hopefully in a week or two, HaPet Blue Eyes) but otherwise they look like the catalog. Except my Tartans. I ended up with 4. 2 in 2 different collections. All look the same. They're beautiful, with long, curly petals, and a yellow center reminiscent of a sunflower. [is there a name for that?]
I've got no complaints-- just curious.