Decided to have a go at growing Dahlias in particular;Collerettes this year.
As always with seed you don't know what to expect and these were no exception.
Of the sixty or so I grew these are the only ones I think that have potential and are worth saving to grow next year.
Perhaps with a little tlc I can improve the quality.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Flowers/Colleretteseedling.jpg)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Flowers/Colleretteseedling2.jpg)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Flowers/Colleretteseedling1.jpg)
These are a couple of bedding varieties that came in the mix;
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Flowers/BeddingDahlia.jpg)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Flowers/BeddingDahlia1.jpg)
Nice (sounding like Bob Harris) - Where did you get the original seed from ?
From seed, TeeGee, that's a hell of a show. Well done. Wish I had the where-whith-all to do that...how long before a new strain developes from your efforts, I wonder?
Quotehow long before a new strain develops from your efforts
These are the developed flowers!
If you mean how do
I develop them next year its simply a case of I will save the tuber/s and store them over winter as you would do with any dahlia.
Next year I will give them a lot more attention to try and refine them, i.e. get the inner ring of petals more regular in shape and less wayward i.e flatter to the large petals.
I will also disbud to encourage larger flowers.
This year I just let them grow at will to see what comes of them and I will only save the ones with potential meaning this year I will dump the other fifty odd.
QuoteWhere did you get the original seed from
They are just an ordinary packet named 'Dandy' I picked up from Kings for around sixty pence.