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June 26, 2005
Damned Dahlias
They're a Sunset Magazine "favorite flower" ... but what a pain in the @#*!! they can be.
Floppy, straggly, a magnet for slugs and earwigs, they quickly tatter and fade in the intense San Fernando Valley sun.
But what a beautiful flower -- such variety!
Every year I pour over the catalogues and dahlia fever sets in. This year I concentrated on semi-cactus forms ... figuring they already look a bit blown, so some blasting around the edges won't be noticed.
Lost the label for this orange mini, so I can't tell you the variety -- but it's good. Short, strong stems, lots of flowers that hold up in the heat.
Keeper.
Posted by Sue at June 26, 2005 12:27 PM
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