Very nice. Have you ever grown Gloriosa? Not exactly orange, it's a yellow with red stripes. One of my favorites.

Oh, that's pretty! I think I came across it looking at someone's Facebook page. I met her at a dahlia show; he grows in CT. How is it for late/early. I avoid anything that blossoms late because of my short season.

Sorry, which variety are you referring to? Where are you, and what zone?

I'm referring to Holyhill 6 in 1. I'm probably 6a, conservatively, 5b. Central MA

We're in the same boat, then. My hubby never understands the draw of dahlias, as there is ten months of work for two months of really good blooms. And the tubers are not even tasty.

HH 6in1 starts with the rest of them, beginning to mid August. Not a particularly early one, but not late, either.

Thank you; on my list. But the thing about dahlias is that they blossom at a time when very little else does. Some roses, but most of mine are old roses that just show off in June. Even the hydrangeas have lost their original colors by now. It does give us a longer season to worry <s>

Try Mel's Orange Marmalade

The orange in here is Ala Mode.

tj

That is some display! Beautiful.

Thanks, ct. I took that pic last year just before a hard freeze was coming. Every flower on every dahlia I had was cut and put in that vase. My grand finale of 2015.

tj

Swan's Olympic flame, really bright orange, big, long lasting

Nicholas (pictured with Daydreamer (yellow) , Gerrie Hoek (pink), Citron de Cap (yellow lacerated petals)) Big and beautiful

I love orange!