This is another well-performing dahlia that I’ll grow again next year. It has been blossoming consistently for weeks now and is still covered with buds.
However, if my plants are typical, once again Swan’s online catalogue picture was a little misleading. Showing a single blossom, they show a mostly white flower with touches of purple, even lighter than the photo above. My blossoms spend most of their life mostly purple with touches of white. Another very picky minus is the way that the blossoms open below and slightly obscured by the new buds.
But in my opinion it makes up for that with it’s compact size and exhuberance. Its dark stems add visual interest and the foliage is healthy right to the ground; without a touch of blight. It’s colors coordinate well with the bigger, darker purples like Patches and it’s just as early. This small, colorful, water lilly dahlia is perfect for the front of the bed.
- dahlia Binky
