Dahlias: Finally, a few blooms !!, 1 by psudan

psudan wrote:
"My name is Earl". This Earl dahlia was a freebie I received from a vendor this Spring. The tuber was the size of a baking potato. It was suggested that I throw it away because it was probably a mother tuber and had spent it's energy. I didn't have the heart to toss it and gave it a good spot in the garden. It"s growth was incredibly slow. It finally budded in late Sept. and opened in mid-October. This photo was made this morning (Nov. 5) and it is over 10", my biggest bloom of the year. Sort of an "ugly duckling" story. LOL This one is complete with it's own cucumber beetle in the center. Never saw these bugs until last month.