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I've enjoyed the talk on color lately. Informative and inspiring me to think of ordering more dahlias!!
I was wondering what each of your experience is in true bright orange dahlias. I added AC CJ to my list this year, as well as Carmen Mariana. Anyone have examples of true bright oranges that they have grown?
From all the photos I've seen Hollyhill Tangerine seems to be a consistent bright orange. You ended up talking me into ordering "Hotshot", that thing is bright.
Vesuvius is an unbelievably intense orange. Hollyhill Tangerine is as bright but is one half shade towards red orange and if you are color purist, Vesuvius wins. There is nothing as nice as Vesuvius in Orange. I have seen a Colwood Crush flower that was nice. Ruskin Marigold can be nice orange but it hardly grows.two feet tall in my garden.
We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden.
Vesuvius looks amazing. I had seen it before; but forgot about that one. You know a flower is bright when most of the photos of it are a bit blurred because the camera can't take in all the color saturation.
I knew I shouldn't have posted this question! Now I might have to order 'one more' dahlia for the year. And then, I'll say - well as long as I'm getting one - they have the same shipping price for two.....and on and on it goes.
teddahlia wrote:Vesuvius is an unbelievably intense orange. Hollyhill Tangerine is as bright but is one half shade towards red orange and if you are color purist, Vesuvius wins. There is nothing as nice as Vesuvius in Orange. I have seen a Colwood Crush flower that was nice. Ruskin Marigold can be nice orange but it hardly grows.two feet tall in my garden.
Aaghhh .. I was off to buy Vesuvius and the last one sold, ah well, did not have the room anyway. At least I have Chee to act as a lighthouse beacon!
I couldn't find a Vesuvius either. Only place I still saw it was Mountain Valley Dahlias; and I don't think they've updated their website in a couple years. Hard to tell though.
Must be fate. I really do have more dahlias than I have room for.....unless I sell the lawn mower.
While digging up yellow photos - I found another of my favorite Verrone's Sandra J. This bloom was LATE in the year when we had a spell of mid 80's in late September. This is not a typical color for this variety (for me); but it is pretty close to the orange I'm looking for!
I think some of my cream, apricot and salmon combos need a bit of orange and coral to lift them. It may be that people who don't weed much get ignored, you never know.
Working on my blue garden section.
