Yes, I have also noticed the same thing...Mystery is usually a deep purple with small white tips, and as the season has progressed, the purple is still as intense, however, the white tips is taking up over 1/2 of the petals. My deep purple LeBarons (I think thats the name) have taken on a somewhat Plum color.
I am enjoying the small changes that they are making, only hating to see the stalks give into age and insects, and starting to take a tumble from the weight of the huge blossoms
Mystery 4th of July:
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Mystery Mid August:
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A lot of the darker colors get more vibrant in the fall when the nights are cooler-- Moonlight Sonata is a dark blend of dark pink, orange & yellow & sometimes it changes from day to day-- it's my favorite of all our introductions!

yes I have really enjoyed the different hues that Moonlight Sonata has graced my dahlia patch with. I have no other like it growing. It is the biggest and showiest. Thanks for giving M.S. to the dahlia world.

Who can post a photo of Moonlight Sonata?

My Alpen X is doing the same thing: started out sort of medium peachy pink and is now a really bright coral pink. I like the cooler weather, if only the rain would hold off a bit longer.

Nice flowers there, amhodge! Looks like Mystery Day, one of the first dahlias ever in my garden.

Thank you, Mystery wasnt my first, but still seems its way into all of my cut flower arrangements. I just love the deep purple color that it adds.

Poochella- check in our "Dahlia Varieties from all over" album for a bunch of pictures of Moonlight Sonata I think Moonlight Sonata starts around Page 2. There's also some pictures of it in the "Dahlia Shows" album- much easier & faster than me trying to remember how to post them here!

Here is a link that might be useful: Dahlia Albums

Found it plantlady, thanks. It's a beauty, but I still covet Wyn's King Salmon. My shrimpy little tuber of it from the PSDA sale never even made it to the garden before shrivelling up and being hopeless. Next year!

OK... so I decided that if I don't try this picture thing once in awhile I'll never remember how to do it. So.. here's Moonlight Sonata in the forground & Wyn's King Salmon farther up the row.
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Yeeeeaaaah, that's what I'M talkin' about!

I have successfully quelled the flow of drool since seeing that photo Plantlady; took a while- LOL! Now there's an aisle I could get lost in for a few hours, just moseying down the grassy lane. Your support system is tops with those big heavy blooms standing upright and a testament to your stems!

Perhaps you should take a road trip north & come & drool to your heart's content- we always like to have dahlia lovers touring the gardens- just call first & let us know when so we can be around to show you what's what.

Do you supply the bibs or do we bring our own?

WOW, incredible picture plantlady2. Here I was so proud of my 50' row of dahlias in my cutting garden. But yours is just gorgeous. Heidi

LOL Bib-- Triple B... I was thinking 'oversized beach towel' might be in order.

Plantlady, I had planned to make that trip north this very summer, but I was tethered to a hose on all my days off. Imagine that! I think, hands down, this has been the nicest summer in 26 years here. We had exactly 3 rains totalling 1.5 inches, that I recall, one or two days of 100 drops or less that doesn't count as rain and the rest sunny and warm!

How far north are you again? Near Canada, halfway to Canada? I would like to take you up on the offer next year for sure. Don't pour Round Up on the Wyn's King Salmon!

We're just south of the border between Ferndale & Lynden-- & we supply the bibs! We, too had a gorgeous summer & now fall is just as nice. Hope it stays like this until Christmas!