Congratulations!

:) Thank you! Thank you for all the help and advice has helped more than you realize!

Very pretty! Most certainly not a pom, though. Looks like a formal decorative. Did it come with a name?

It came in a bag marked PomPon mix.

Some of us stay with at least some starter pack dahlia for their low cost, and very beautiful blooms, so there's nothing wrong with the cheap ones.

I confess to having a weakness for the Home Depot pack of Sun Lady and Blue Boy dahlia. They don't store well, but they're so inexpensive that buying them again the following year barely shows in my gardening budget. The flowers cut well, and both varieties bloom copiously.

But Cici is right, that's not a pom pom. Then again, when it's that pretty, who cares? :-)

I did do a Google search for poms. I am in love with Sunny Boy and Dot Com. I kept thinking when she was opening that she will go to the cotton ball look but that has never happened.

All of my purchases this year have been BBS ones. I have a huge list of varieties that I would like to add in the future. I am hopeful that the other two plants that I have from this package will bloom. I am hopeful that my Tropical will bloom as well as my Semi cactus.

Next year will be bigger and better! In the meantime, I am quite proud to have a beauty like this to grace my house: (There are two more getting ready to open as I speak)

check out this site to see what dahlias you like http://dahliadivas.com/they have wonderful plants