2014 Dahlias!

For 2014 I wanted to bring a bit more variety into my garden. Last year I did mostly pinks with one yellow and one red.

This year I am doing 17 different dahlias. Call me crazy but I am so excited. Lots of pinks (of course) a couple purples and some yellow/reds. I had to start all over because only one of my tubers from last year survived storage through the winter. But alas! I get to order newer, bigger. better dahlias!

I will start off with introducing a couple in this post

First is the Jomanda Dahlia. Super excited about this one!

Its a ball type dahlia that is orange-ish pink-ish color. Not sure of the size but it makes a wonderful cut flower!

Next the Emory Paul. Its a big one!

Blooms are 12-14 inches in size. This is the one I am most looking forward to. Should be fun to see how they will go in my arrangements. It is a purple/pink color and its beautiful. This photo was taken last year at the Swan Island Dahlia Festival in Canby, Or. (That's me in the photo)


And lastly for today the Coral Gypsy!

I saw this one and had to have it! Its another larger dahlia, although not as large as the previous. It is 6-8 inches and PINK! I love, love, love it! The petals are also a shape that I have not grown yet.