Dahlias: Dahlias - Summer's End/Storage 2014 Part 2, 3 by psudan

psudan wrote:
Just when I thought the blooming was starting to wind down, it seems like many plants are making a comeback. The first photo is Wyn's King Salmon. It started to open two weeks ago and is still only a 4" bloom. This is supposedly an A or AA size dahlia. I had one last year that didn't bloom until October and never got bigger than 4". I love the dark peach/coral color but not enough to wait four months for a small bloom. I may try it one more year in another bed. The third photo is Bonaventure and I don't understand the speckling. I have at least a half dozen lighter colored varieties with this. I've never seen it before.

1) Wyn's King Salmon
2) Kelvin Floodlight. I thought it was done but recently four big blooms opened.
3) Bonaventure
4) Shiloh Nicole. I like this one so much I could have an entire bed of it.
5) Nick Sr. ? I'm not sure what it really is but it looks more like Akita than Nick Sr.