The color looks enhanced so that it appears to be blue. It is more likely a lavender shade. I do not believe that there are any true blue dahlias. Anyone else care to comment on this? Poochella, Willow ??

Hi GrannyMarsh,

Yep I was told that it would look more violety/purple than blue. It really looks pretty and would like to get it. I have the Arabian Night growing in a pot and also some Glads. I have too many maroon/deep red colored flowers that I wanted a change of shade and thought the blue star dahlia for next year would be great... :) I am also looking at one waterlily type dahlia. They are all so pretty that I don't know which one I want.

So if someone happens to have some spare tubers please please please think of me :).

p.s. I also have sunflowers growing in my balcony... I'll take a few pics if I can get my camera fixed

Cyan_Night :)

Beware of anyone advertising a "blue" dahlia! In order to get color in a bloom you must have the gene for that color present in the plant. There are NO blue genes in dahlias. Blue is a primary color & can't be mixed by combining any 2 or more other colors. So...unless someone does some fancy gene splitting & adding there will never be a true blue dahlia. Of course, if you have a decent photo-lab on your computer you can always make a dahlia blue & try to sell it to anyone out there who doesn't know that it won't be blue when they get it!

Plantlady I knew you'd pull through! I didn't have time to answer the NO BLUE DAHLIAS line before work this a.m.
Even my 'Kari Blue' which I described as lavender with blue tones last year is alot more lavender this season than the bluish toned bloom I saw last year. It's still very pretty though.

:))) But I still want it lol ! It's pretty even if the pic was handled...I love purple dark purple flowers and blue flowers too. I have some forget-me-nots growing wild at my mum in law's cottage...They are truly blue...I'll try to take a pic of those when I get that darn camera fixed lololol...Thanks everyone...

Cyan

On another subject...maybe I should create another thread regarding it. I just read on the American Dahlia Society regarding Waterlily dahlia...Does it grow in a pond ? Or is it just the shape of the flower ? I have to google it to see them...I love waterlilies as well just don't know how to grow them... :)

Cyan

It's the waterlily shape that gives them the name and they are most wonderful in bouquets.

It's a classification based on the shape.

Tervetuloa !!!

LOL LOL GrannyMarsh

Terve Terve ! :)

I think I am in love with the Dahlias !!!!!!!!!!!!

Cyan

Can I impress you with the other 4 words that I know In Finn ?
Good for you growing Dahlias in containers. I had to do this until this past year because of space restraints.. Where there is a will there is a way. Now I can grow as many as I want. Yippee !!!!