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The majority of the exhibitors do not clip those little leaves. Some pom exhibitors do and some should do so; I judged a triple of Pop Willo at a show where those pesky leaves were poking out the backs of all three flowers and had they been removed, the entry was by far the best one there. I like to use the 3 foot rule on a lot of judging and if something looks bad from three feet, it is really bad and these looked terrible. It was as though the grower had given the plants extra fertilizer or something and those normally very small leaves had grown huge and were extremely distracting. Most poms recurve back to the stem without the removal of these leaves. If you have a wonderful entry that just does not quite close to the stem, within a a few minutes after removing them, the ray florets move to the stem. Note: We are talking only about grooming Poms and that has been declared to be an accepted practice.
We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden.
Name: Cynthia BG, KY USDA Zone 6b Sanity = Dirt under your nails...
My mother always liked the 50/50 rule. Only hers went 'if it looks good from 50' at 50 mph, it's good'. Of course, she was kidding, but it was the running joke in the family, as you can well imagine.
C DG
All gardening is landscape painting.
- William Kent
Name: Jon George Gainesville, FL ...crazy enough to grow dahlias in
I was strolling the rows tonight and was amazed to see Lakeview Moonglow in action...thick, sturdy stems supporting perfect BB formal round blooms in the brightest, clearest yellow in the garden....Most impressive!
"What is a weed?" asked Peppa Pig. "A weed is a cheeky plant growing in the wrong place!" replied Grandpa Pig.
Thats a great looking variety Jon , may have to try it next year . I liked quite a few of Clearviews offerings but thought the site/catalog sorely lacked descriptions , great photos though .
I have had an Interesting experience. You will recall that a couple of years ago I was totally turned off on yellows. Well, with the gift of Penhill Yellow Queen from Todd, and Citrone Du Cap from someone else in this group I begin to enjoy them more. Yellow Queen is such a nice clean yellow which I like a lot.AC Chicken Ranch has that Cuteness Factor.. I noticed at the Farmer's Market I can NOT sell either of these brighter yellows and Only a few of The softer yellow. I wish I could get people to see how neat they are. This year I will also have Happy Day, from Glen Gitts, via Swan Island, A-Peeling,Wyn's Solaris, Skipley Moonglow, Bloomquist Goldilocks, Camano Stroll and AC Golden Nickles as well as my pretty little pom, Lismore Moonlight. I stil don't want the real intense yellows much or those with an orangy tone, but we shall see, we shall see. And EVERYONE seems to like HH Lemon Ice. I didn't have many tubers but I had a lot of people ask for it from seeing my picture of it.
My final yellow...Edna C wasn't going to be invited back this year but Well, I had a couple of tubers so I potted them up..and have some very nice looking plants. I let ONE into the garden, only one and have another I will sell. So we will still see if this is going to be a good Edna year ..
I got Lakeview Moonglow given to me and nearly did not plant it. Now with your glowing description, it is in the garden. Sounds really good to me who likes all yellows from the lightest ones to the fully saturated ones. I read an synopsis of a scientific paper that said that the yellow pigment is the last to form. Each of the dahlia pigments are formed by a series of chemical additions to precursor molecules and yellow finally is formed well after the other ones. As I have said before, the solid colored dahlias are harder to breed and solid yellows are almost as difficult as purples. I remember an old dahlia judge saying: "Oh, another light blend dahlia. It won't be around very long." His point was that there are way too many dahlias in light blends and only the very best of them will survive. Whereas, a good dahlia in a solid color has a better chance. And really popular now are the dark blends that have more pigment.
We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden.
Yellow seedlings are healthy as any others. There just are not a lot of them in my seedlings. It may have something to do with how many yellow flowers we use for breeding. Chimacum Julia is one of our favorites and we got a couple of yellows from it back when. Lately it's seedlings have been light blends.
We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden.
I have seen pictures of it both ways. I ordered it from Verrone's based on their photo which is pale. Don't tell me it is bright yellow!!!?A moonglow should be pale unless it is a harvest or blood moon. I think of the moon as silvery.
Name: Jon George Gainesville, FL ...crazy enough to grow dahlias in
On the subject of strong, clear yellow dahlias.....Clearview Sundance keeps sending up amazing, blemish free blooms....even though they are smaller in the heat....they keep coming!
"What is a weed?" asked Peppa Pig. "A weed is a cheeky plant growing in the wrong place!" replied Grandpa Pig.
Here is my Wyn's Solaris just opening. At least it is supposed to be Wyn's Solaris but since I can't find a good web photo I am not sure. As it opens it recurves and is a nice big dahlia. It may be a B size ( It measures BOU 5.75"). It resembles Edna C quite a bit as it recurves.. Just not as tight as E.C. I am loving it what ever it is. I thought from the name is would be glaringly yellow but it isn't. Its just a really nice yellow.
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Here is my Wyn's Solaris just opening. At least it is supposed to be Wyn's Solaris but since I can't find a good web photo I am not sure. As it opens it recurves and is a nice big dahlia. It may be a B size ( It measures BOU 5.75"). It resembles Edna C quite a bit as it recurves.. Just not as tight as E.C. I am loving it what ever it is. I thought from the name is would be glaringly yellow but it isn't. Its just a really nice yellow.
not a great bloom...but here is Clearview Sundance (much reduced petal count now in the heat)
