Dahlias: Dahlias: Looking forward to spring - Part II, 2 by pirl

pirl wrote:
My two late bloomers only bloomed the week before frost hit. They got the most sun so I'm puzzled. This year I'll try some of the many tubers (IF they survive my storage) in all gardens, but that still wouldn't prove anything. It must have to do with the genetics of each tuber.

Dan, weren't you speaking about the low height of Alpen Pauline and how odd they looked for the shortness of the plants? You sent me a tuber and it had to be 5' or more and so loaded with blooms that tying them up four or five times still couldn't keep it upright due to the huge size. Same story with Mingus Toni. They did give me many blooms for the house.