New Dahlia Variety Highlight

Usually I wait until a little later in the season to highlight some of my new (to me) varieties but - Why wait? I’ve noticed some good ones so I thought I’d share.

Everything listed here is new in our trial field this year or on a year 2 trial.

Innocence- I grew this back in 2020 but unfortunately lost the tubers. I’m glad to have her back because she’s gorgeous. 5-7” wide, soft blush, gets softer as she ages, great vase life. She would be a stunner in the garden. It’ll be a few years but this will be in future tuber sales for sure!

Jabberbox. Such a cute name and great dahlia too. 3-4” wide, great color variation, strong stems, tall but not overly so- big enough to have presence.

Beatrice. Soft copper bronze grown in the field, soft bronze based peach grown under cover (as shown here). Early, first to bloom in our field this year. Strong stems, not super tall plant, average height.

Valley Rust Bucket. This one is going to give Brown Sugar a run for it’s money in the “rust” color category. BS is darker but I like the color variation on the petals of VRB better. Earlier blooming, strong stems, 3-3.5” plant height. 2.5-3” wide bloom

Just a few that I’ve taken notice of this year! What’s your new favorite? Drop me a line and let me know!