dinner plate dahlias?

[jdkline]

Does anyone grow these? What zones are they hardy in? Where do I purchase for a reasonable amount of money????? Or does someone have some to trade for something?
Thanks
Deb

[Shellee]

Never seen those, but would love to!

[ok_nurse]

Oh I've got some of these-but they have to be brought in, even in my zone, for the winter. I can certainly share with you this fall but they are all blooming right now. I don't have pics, but I'm sure someone will have some who is more picture literate than me. The only thing I don't like about them is that the bloom is short lived and if you don't get the dead bloom off-it looks quite ugly- quite quickly. I don't think I will be growing them again next year. I'll be sure to ship you some-just remind me if you still want them later in the year.

[SDB777]

I tried one of those earlier this year, something the MIL(mother-in-law) handed to me. It never came out of the ground? The ground temp had warmed up to the required 60*F, but I guess it just wasn't to be?

There is currently no one(company) shipping these at this time.


I'll be trying these again next year in the garden this time. The flower sizes are truly amazing!





Scott (got plenty of full sun) B

[trudy]

an internet search. I'm sure there are several companies that sell them. I bought a red one back in early spring. I love mine an I don't have to dig it up for winter here thank goodness. Ok nurse if you have enough I'd love to get some of yours as well.

[GARDEN GUY]

Hi
Found some info here:
http://www.ehow.com/how_172110_grow-dinner-plate.html
Found some still for sale here:
http://www.tulipworld.com/bulbs.asp?..._Bulbs&c=3&g=2

Hope that this is of some help to you.
Good luck.
Gary

[ok_nurse]

I will place a post in the fall and dig them all up to give them away. I won't be here next year and they would never survive this drough if I wasn't out there constantly watering.Trudy-where are you located. I planted several in the fall that didn't show up this spring so I planted more this spring-but not very impressed. Its probably the harsh climate-I bet they'd grow like crazy in zone 5.

[trudy]

in the SW corner of Ga. So far I haven't had any trouble with them. A friend of mine gave me a purplish pink one about 3 yrs ago an it does fine. I thought I had lost it this past spring when it didn't seem to reappear when the other dahlias sprung up, come to find out it was being crowded out by the lavender obiendient plant.