Dahlias: My earliest blooms ever, 5 by psudan

psudan wrote:
I just finished watering the garden for only (I think) the second time this year. The rains have been spaced perfectly so watering hasn't really been necessary. These are some blooms from the past couple days. 1) Bradley Aaron. This flower is much more purple than the photo shows. I love dahlias with frosted edges and thought this would be a nice companion for Canby Centennial. Unfortunately, both my CC's rotted in the heavy rains in July. 2) This Caballero is a pretty good replacement for the CC. 3) This is my second Bonaventure. The first was a lot more orange. 4) Haley Jane. 5) Hilltop Lost Treasure. Quite a few more are budding and some are about 1/3 open. I'm anxious to see what they look like since some are ones I've never grown before.