In a Vase, on Monday – Dahlias

Chris Mousseau

When I read Cathy’s blog post at Rambling in the Garden this morning I was both both thrilled and intrigued by her vase of cut flowers. It features Canada Burnet – Sanguisorba canadensis – a North American native perennial, common to sunny wetlands or bogs. Here, in its native range, the blooms are long gone yet in Cathy’s English garden the tall spires of fluffy flowers are still going strong.

In my garden, what’s still going strong are dahlias. Honestly, I’ve never had a year with such strong stalks and so many blooms on just eight point five plants. The point fifth is for a Dahlia yet to bloom called ‘Hollyhill Jitterbug’ – its tuber was half rotted when I planted it out in the spring and it’s only about point three the height of the others. Pictures I’ve seen remind me very much of Dahlia ‘Wynn’s Desert Sunrise,’ which now has huge blooms held seven feet in the air by tree-trunk-size stalks. I think any flower with the name Jitterbug will be a good dancer with others in the garden so I’m eagerly anticipating its bloom…. Anyway, here’s my antique jar of dahlias, (you can see my single sunflower stalk in the background) followed by a shot of the small but mighty dahlia patch itself. Have a great week everyone!

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  1. Vibrant Dahlia’s! Yummy beets…I roasted baby beets…w/ the little root still attached…delectable! You sure have a varied amount of everything growing there.

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  3. Wow, those dahlias are insanely tall! Do they just get that way or do they come from big old tubers? This is my first year with dahlias in the garden and I am definitely hooked — their area in the cutting garden will need to be tripled for all the cuttings and new varieties I want. IaVoM is partly responsible for that, with everyone showing such beautiful flowers 🙂

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    1. LOL! Definitely not big old tubers! A bit of sheep manure and lots of rain this spring and early summer hekped. The tallest, about seven feet right now, was big last year as well but I’m pleasantly surprised with the others as well.

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  4. Ah, those dahlias are so enviable. Mine did not go well at all this year. We got some more after the season, with the intention of merely keeping them alive to bloom for next year. They did not go so well either. I am amazed how well dahlia do in milder climates. I expect them to prefer the warmth here.

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