:-( Those are SO lovely...and mine don't even have buds, yet. :-(

Me either Doris, great photos Redd!

Hey there Nikki,
Nice Dahlias. I'm gonna spill the beans here, cause we don't want anyone feeling bad about their dahlias. LOL.
These were started in pots, weren't they? How early?

I just put mine straight into the ground and some have buds and some don't yet. The ones with buds have just started getting them, so they arn't anywhere near ready to open. If this heat keeps up though, we will have blooms earlier this year.

Thanks for starting this thread...I wanted to see pics. LOL! I'll post pics once they get a bloomin' here.

Sierra

All the ones shown here were put straight into the ground. I had a total of 8 plants in pots and I managed to plant 2 of the bunch lol. I kinda ran out of room ;)

SOOO.....these are all fresh in the dirt. I have MEGA buds on most of my plants. For myself I'm having a great year with my dahlias. Must be the good weather or something.

The 2 that I started earlier in pots, they're doing pretty good. The one has a big bud on it and is ready maybe next week to show some form of colour. Bristal Spartan I do believe it is (at least that's what it was marked as) and the other is Inland Dynasty. No worries though...I'll be sure to post more pics as they bloom :D

Nikki~

They are all beautiful Nikki! I've got one dwarf that was started in a pot and it's been blooming for awhile now. At least 2 weeks anyway. The one in the ground doesn't have buds yet either.

Here's Figaro White

Oh! I have a couple - in pots ...........

They're very pretty - I've never done Dahlia's before

Here is a link that might be useful: My 2006 Album

I have my first "adult" dahlia in bloom right now. I was correct! It was Keating Estate. She's very pretty. I like the fringed petals :)
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Nikki~

I took this photo for you, Nikki. :-)

Kelvin Floodlight.
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Sierra

A person has to love all the beautiful colours dahlias come in..this year was kind of disappointing after the frost on June 29th, so many of my dahlias got nipped back by frost. here is a few new ones for me this year
unnamed wine red one..it is a great performer
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Richard David collarette
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collarette from seed this year
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double extreme from seed this year
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Jean Marie just opening up
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Momemtum..another great bloomer,the colour isnt quite right with it
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savona

Lovely pics all!

That Dahlietta Linda....oh my that's a MUST have!!!Just gorgeous!!!

Here are a couple more that are in bloom. (please ignore the looks of the Sparticus pic...it didn't show up very well....I clipped it off and now I"m waiting for the next bloom :)
Sparticus (this pic does it no justice) STUNNING!!!
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Pink Daybreak
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Wine and Roses (this one faded a bit....but it's still pretty)
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I have a couple more in bloom, I'll hopefully have pics tomorrow :)

I think your top pic looks ALOT like Sparticus Savona just GORGEOUS!!!

Nikki~

PS: VERY nice Kelvin Sierra.....I still want....I'm willing to bet we might meet some sort of arrangement lol

Heh heh, show me your dinner plates! I can't believe how many flowers each Kelvin has on it.....and all are sooooo big so far.

I uuhh have some others blooming that arn't dinner plates....I think they must have been the free extras they tossed in. Still waiting patiently for the rest to get blooming.

Sparticus is "pretty". How big is that flower?

Sierra

Sparticus is for sure an A...not quite big enough to be a Dinner plate.

My Kelvin last year....goodness it was gorgeous! I had 3 good blooms on it (but the first was the best)

Right now my DP's that I'm waiting for are, Wanda's Capella and Papageno (she's JUST starting to open)So I think about 8 days or so if the weather holds out nice like it's supposed to.

Here are 2 more that I was able to snap today :)

Carl Chilson
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Ferncliff Daybreak
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and Worton Bluestreak
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And as SOON as I have some DP's to share I will for sure be posting :)

Nikki~

Here is another one.

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This one is interesting because each petal is yellow on the top and orangy red on the bottom. But its not a dinner plate. :-(
Sierra

Wow, that yellow and red one is a stunner Sierra! Great pictures everyone!

Here's Kenora Macob that I got this spring.
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There's quite a few more buds to open up yet. I can hardly wait ;^)

Here are a few more that have bloomed :)

Wandas Capella (this bud was deformed a bit so it kinda fanned out instead of the fully round...I like it!)
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Here's a better shot of Wine and Roses
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Here is Lemon Drops, it's really a sweet flower, very dainty
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And here is Bristal Spartan
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Still more opening every day. I'll repost Wandas Capella when the others open, they're just in the process now.

Nikki~

Oh...and Sierra, can you send me a pic of your Kelvin? (I missed it and now the pic is gone :(

Beautiful Daliahs Everyone!

Here's a photo taken today of my one and only.....hmmmm, after seeing all your Daliahs, I'll probably order more next spring. ;)

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The flowers are 8" across on this one!

Sharon

Hee hee....told you Sharon, that you just couldn't have one. :-) Here are just a few from my garden.

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And Kelvin again. This is only one side of the plant...its huge!!!
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Enjoy,
Sierra

How big is that white one of yours Sierra? And Kelvin looks just awsome! Also that blush and yellow one looks very pretty!!!

Nikki~

Nikki, the white one is a good 8 inches across I would say. Not quite as big as the Kelvin. More are opening daily. :-)

Sierra

Here are a few more to add :)

Aztec Gold A size
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Papageno AA size
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(same pic....different time of day)

Pat Feary BB Waterlily (5")
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Hope all are enjoying :)
Nikki~

Very pretty Nikki.

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Sierra

Still drooling (enviously) over everyone's photos. When I checked my dahlias, today, I found ONE small bud. I may actually get to see a flower before the first frost. :-) Keeping my (apparently not-green-enough) fingers crossed!!