I.D. beautiful flower please

Franco · Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:56 pm

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what is this? my mom got it for mother's day and I love it.

Franco · Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:43 pm

could it be a dahlia?

opabinia51 · Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:06 pm

In ideas everyone? Any advice, is welcome.

Grey · Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:54 am

I don't know either - but that sure is pretty!

my_secret_garden · Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:01 pm

Looks like a Dahlia to me. Very pretty one, at that!

Franco · Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:52 pm

Yes, it's very lovely. Do they produce seeds? If yes then how would I go about getting those.

calawyer · Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:07 pm

I believe that it is a collerette dahlia.

Here is a link to a site with other pictures.

https://www.dahliaworld.co.uk/colleret.htm

Franco · Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:31 pm

Ah, that does look very similar, thank you.

opabinia51 · Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:45 pm

Thanks everybody, if anyone else out there has any advise, don't hesitate to add it!

Dedee · Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:48 pm

Dahlias are perinials however in colder climates are grown as annuals, they should bloom till fall . Dahlias are tubers and can be lifted from the soil and stored for winter if your in a cooler climate. They are supposed to attract hummingbirds however mine don't.

decam0 · Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:47 am

Aaah to be in a country where hummingbirds fly.......

FairyDust · Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:21 am

Yep its a dahlia. I bought 8 of them to line a path this spring. They are really cute for accents.

uggabugga · Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:46 pm

wow, that's gorgeous! I never had much use for growing flowers..
then I discovered dahlias