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Question...do you have trouble with the white on them sunburning? I seem to have that problem on all my white and ....varieties.
Also, the colored petals seem to grow faster and longer then the white ones or maybe its vice versa on that. I noticed that trait on several of the flowers in the test garden too. It didn't work out wlel on a mball that was otherwise pretty. the color shifted through different variagations and the petals were all different lengths by the time it had been open a few days.
I have not noticed the white burning on this variety. I only cut in large quantities on Saturday mornings and I always seem to have a few nice HH Jester blooms on Monday. :)
I did have a plant or two with virus last season but it all looks clean this year. My dad got some of the virused stock and I wasn't able to convince him not to dig and store it. He was disappointed to see it sick again this year. I held in my "I told you..." :)
Another Irish Blackhart. It was late to bloom, but is starting to come on now. I will be taking a tray of cuttings from this one as well. My basement is getting a "makeover" with growing shelves and grow lights, and heaters.
And when they used to fund helicopter searches for marijuana patches, a helicopter hovered over our garden for several minutes.
By the way, this red and white thread is severely off subject. Someone might say, "I wonder what they were smoking?"
My second year red and white bicolor is tired of having so many good blooms and will not go to the show this week end. It produced numerous good flowers and deserved to be deadheaded and dis budded. My goal is to get some seeds from it.
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...
Late to the conversation, but I'm voting for Tartan and Myrtle's Brandy. Lost my other r/w bi-colors. Super sad about Nightlife. Still have Sellwood Glory going but IDT that's really a r/w; more of a DP, PR/W. Friquolet never has bloomed for me, either, so although I like it for looks, I can't personally judge how I like it.
C DG
All gardening is landscape painting.
- William Kent
I second the Myrtle's Brandy recommendation... even when it goes 'confused red,' it's still stunning. I must have put in 8 plants of it, a couple in every bed. That's saying something, coming from an orange-a-phobe.
AC Spot surprised me by laying down between rows, and flowering several plants away from the tag. Couldn't figure out which this was for the longest of times, until I hunted out the plant from the base. Really big shock when I realized it was my bicolor 'NOID!'
I grew a number of Warf this year, keeping in mind that they tend to not tuber or keep well. Grew deep in the bush, with no disbudding. Nice bloom, though.
Would love to try Tartan. Please keep me in mind if yours tuber-up well, DG.
The only red and white cut flower dahlia I had this year was a Santa Claus from Swan Island. It was no where near as nice as the one I used to have that got gall disease. THis one bloomed poorly, the plant was a weakling, and the red was not intense and tended to fade out to dull orange very quickly. I'm dumping it.
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My best red and white was also not a cut flower, but a border flower. It was a bonus from the Boleys, named Bernado. It is a wonderful garden flower! and made tons of bloom in a poor shaded-out position. I will move it to a different bed next year.
teddahlia wrote:Red and white bi color is another color scheme that people sseem to love and will put up with rather poor form because of their love for the color. We have been growing a very nice "B" sized bi color R/W that makes lots of tubers for several years now. Each year when we evaluate it we always say: It sure has nice colors but the show people would not like the form. It is an ID type flower. We have been digging a few clumps and carrying it forward now for 4 years . One thing about it is that is has very good vigor and is easy to grow.
Is this the same seedling that you picked and made the beautiful table arrangement for Margaret today on the other thread? It's SO pretty!
edited....oops the other seedling was dark pink, not red
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The one in the picture finally acquired a bad virus and was culled. Bicolor dahlias are very frustrating to breed as there are very few of them in the seedlings and they are not all that vigorous. The one on the kitchen table is vigorous and healthy so far and is nearly 5 feet tall. It is a seedling of a proven good seed parent that produced flowers like HH Margarita and HH Cotton Candy.
We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden.
Now this picture catches my attention. I find it much more inviting then the first picture. It looks like there are many shades of red and pink in these..now I see why Margaret is excited about it. It almost shimmers.
and made tons of bloom in a poor shaded-out position. I will move it to a different bed next year.
