Comments on: Dahlia Breeding Update

By: Karen Womack

Karen Womack — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:44:30 +0000

I thought I always loved the giant pastel colored dahlias I’ve seen before in the shops but after looking at all the varieties you grow, its overwhelming, so much now that I have many favorites. I would be thrilled with any of them growing in my garden!

By: Irene

Irene — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 05:29:13 +0000

Wow so many beautiful dahlias! For record keeping of lots of new breeds and their various characteristics, MySQL database immediately came to mind. It might make things easier to keep track of

By: Team Floret

Team Floret — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 02:10:38 +0000

In reply to Misty.

We are hoping to offer select varieties of our dahlia seeds in early 2024. Please use the email when available option for products in this section of the shop, that you are interested in: https://shop.floretflowers.com/collections/all-floret-originals

By: Misty

Misty — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:27:45 +0000

When will these be available for purchase?

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:16:54 +0000

In reply to Louise Belzile.

Join our Floret Originals waitlist and we’ll keep you informed about our special breeding flowers grown here on the farm: https://workshop.floretflowers.com/floret-originals-breeding-waitlist.

By: Louise Belzile

Louise Belzile — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:07:31 +0000

Bonjour,

Je viens de m’inscrire à votre infolettre. Comment pouvons-nous commander des racines de Dalhia?
Mon intérêt est pour la C11 et C33.

Je demeure à Québec, zone 4. Est-ce trop froid ou courte saison pour ces variétés?

Merci et j’attends avec enthousiasme votre réponse.

By: Elisia

Elisia — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:15:03 +0000

I know the giveaway is done, but my favorite would be a 3-4” ball dahlia that varies from mulberry to plum shades and makes thick, elongated tubers that are easy to divide and store!

By: Colleen Eschner

Colleen Eschner — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:01:27 +0000

My first year growing seed and to be honest it was seeing your IG acct and FB and falling down the rabbit hole that is Floret. Growing dahlias from seed has blown my mind and then to see the squee little tubers forming. What?! Small still and fighting heatwaves and record temps in Vancouver BC. But Bees Choice all sprouted. Red Queen Lime Zinnias, Apricotta Cosmos and bronze calendula. I’ve add some blues and black scabios and sunflowers. Its all small still but I can see it. Joy filled. Thank you.

By: Kirsten Ann Larsen

Kirsten Ann Larsen — Mon, 29 May 2023 15:17:22 +0000

My ideal dahlia would be a form similar to Firefly seen above, but a bright fuchsia color with purple streaks. That color combo reminds me of my 12 year old boy. He’s obsessed with dahlias and keeps lobbying me to give up growing veggies to get more dahlia space. He’s a firecracker, and those colors are his favorites.

By: Sharon Jensen

Sharon Jensen — Sun, 28 May 2023 13:33:44 +0000

I suppose I’ve been growing dahlias since I was 10 years old when I stopped to ask a gardener planting dahlias at a nearby church what she was planting. She gave me a tuber which hooked my mother on dahlias and at 89, she still grows over 50 varieties. Now that I have my own garden, dahlias are one of my passions. I love the dinner plate dahlias which bring so much dazzle to the garden and I’m drawn to colors, especially those which blend peach, yellow, pink into laciniated form. Discovering Dahlias is an amazing read, thanks for the inspiration!