My colorful dahlias

Some dahlias from my garden:


BINGO, EDENBURG, FRANZ KAFKA


CITRON DU CUP, EVELINE, JEANNIE D'ARC


IJS SPROOKJE


GITT'S PERFECTION


BODACIOUS, FROST NIP, PINELAND'S PAM


MOTTO, MARBLE BALL, KOGANO FUBUKI


CONTRASTE, SHOW'N'TELL, SMOKEY


FUBUKI SAKURA, ALMAND'S CLIMAX, ARLESIA




CARRIBEAN FANTASY, MARLENE JOY, PREFERANCE ROSE


EMORY PAUL, CROYDON JUMBO, DUTCH EXPLOSION

 

GRAND PRIX, HONEY DEW, ANATOL



FATA MORGANA, GRYSSON'S PERFECT



SEATLE



MASURAO, SUNNY BOY, NUIT D'ETE

 

Vivas - they are beautiful, and what a wide range you have - how many different ones do you have?

I presume your winters are pretty cold, so you lift them every winter and store them in a frost free area as we do.

 

I have about 100 dahlias varieties for this day. Of course, every year I buy some new ones.
Dahlias aren't perennials - of course, I must plant them every spring and lift them not later the middle of october

 

Lifting them every autumn is the traditional way here, but there are quite a few people now who leave them in all the year round. But not me - I live in the north of England and its tooooo cold for that. :D

100 is a huge number to keep track of. I have difficulty with about 6 varieties. I keep finding tubers without a label!

 

What a beautiful collection, I have 2 and have only managed to get one to flower so far, they've both been in pots this year as the first one I had did go in the ground and did nothing at all. So no need for digging up just pop the pot in a cold frame althought that might be a little difficult with 100. Might atempt to put them out next year:thumb: