Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Dahlinas


Hybrid Dahlia
Dahlia 'Grande Toluca'
(DAHL-ya)

For planting in front of the Dahlia garden this year we are going to try some Dahlina Dahlias. They are from the Proven Winners people.
Proven Winners

We have never grown this plant before so I will have to report back later as to its performance. From a potted standpoint they seem quite beautiful and almost like a smaller version on your typical Decorative Dahlia with the same vivid colors. I was lucky to get six varieties.

The Dahlinas come in three different series and as far as I can tell the series are mini, midi and grande. All the plants I got were in the Grande® Series. These two hybrids reach a final height of 18 to 24 inches. They should prove to be interesting and will probably be a lot more cooperative than the Cosmos we usually use in front of the Dinnerplate and Decorative Dahlias.

Hybrid Dahlia
Dahlia 'Grande Papagaya'


If you are visiting for this weeks Wordless Wednesday see the previous post.

9 comments:

Upcountrysmiles said...

Aloha!
WOW..exquisite shots. Love the colors.
Happy WW!

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Cindy O

Pretty Life Online said...

Perfect catch for wordless... I do love flowers too... Happy WW!

Beth F said...

Beautiful. I love Dahlias.

Amanda Guthrie said...

Gorgeous. The first has the most lovely color Happy WW!

liza said...

Stunning flowers! Happy WW.

Bonny said...

These are favourites of mine! I love the way the sunlight touches the petals! Happy WW!

SandyCarlson said...

These are very lovely. Dahlias are perfect. These shots, more so. It's possible.

BK said...

I love the first shot especially. The softness of the petals.

Digital Flower Pictures said...

Thanks for all the comments.