Thursday, January 19, 2017

DINNER PLATE DAHLIAS -- THE MORE YOU CUT, THE MORE THEY BLOOM




Beautiful dinner plate dahlia blooms of "Kidds Climax" and "Kelvin Floodlight" make a pleasing arrangement for the end of August. Kidds Climax, with its rosy raspberry bloom, is always perfect--and goes well with a myriad of other flowers. Paired with it, Kelvin Floodlight highlights the yellow at the center of the petals of Kidds Climax.





I love growing and arranging these majestic flowers. Even a single dahlia in a vase takes your breath away. Multiple blooms are a site to behold--lots of stares and comments because of their size and beauty. I highly recommend these beautiful flowers. In my zone, the tubers need to be lifted after the first killing frost. The tubers can then be stored until spring, to be planted out when all danger of frost has passed. Dinner plate dahlias are late bloomers, taking about 3 months from planting to harvesting, but well worth the wait.
Susanne Holland Spicker Mother, Grandmother, Homemaker, Gardener, Teacher, Photographer

Passion is defined as the love of, or the object(s) of affection and emotion. I am passionate about family, friends, flowers, food, photography and fabulous music! This blog is dedicated to those loves.

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