Beginner Gardening: List of Plants for Butterflies and Hummingbirds, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
Persevere, I have grown seed from Thompson and Morgan, dwarf collarette 'Dandy', some have collars, some not, some solid colour, inc. a black/red with golden centre, a lovely sight. i think they were poss. from the National Dahlia Collection holder here, many look like the new cultivars. I have at lest 20 colour variations. The tall ones are species, I grow them in the middle, and they are beautiful, also from T&M, a Heritage species mix.
You can also buy mixes of the large cactus and decorative varieties, but they don't come true from seed, you may get a few gems.
Mine I sowed in late January, had flowers that year, now after 3 seasons in the ground are doing really well, not sure what your zone is but they will survive if free draining and very well mulched to quite low temps.

T&M is backyardgardener in the States. Not sure what it is that stops the buds opening, I have heard of an insect that does that, one for the research. I haven't had that problem.
The pic taken on October 26th