Dahlias are rather wimpish, but somehow there is something to them that makes me purchase them in industrial quantities anyways. Last year we purchased quite a few ones via a Dutch mail-order firm called eurobulb.nl or similar. We had them in vases with peat (it was supposed to be a good idea according to what I read) in the house for a long time until they became rather tall. That was a serious mistake. When we started moving them outside, most of the stems broke in half and most of the dahlias did not develop fully or they died completely.
One of the few that actually survived was Honka Surprise. Which was very good as it is indeed really cool. See here:
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| 20/7-2011 |
It did not have so many flowers but the few it had were worth the whole fuzz... Unfortunately, it is rather tall (over one meter) so it requires support.
So this year, we decided to buy it again (no, we do not have the patience for keeping them alive over the winter. But they are so cheap, it is really not worth it).
It has grown a little bit, and we have already started moving it outside now as it is very little and we hope it won't break. As it is over 15 degrees tonight, all plants will stay outside. First step towards their full garden life...
Retrospective 21/8-2011: Moving it outside when it was very small was definitively a very good idea. The plant is now over 60 cm high and nearly as wide.
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| 14/8-2011 |
It also has a lot of blossoms and 3 flowers.
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| 14/8-2011 |
It looks very majestic compared to last year's sticks that could not stand by themselves at all. We have not used any support yet and it does not seem to fall at all.
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