Bulbs: Blooms 2011, 1 by amorecuore

amorecuore wrote:
Haven't seen the Swan Island Dahlias catalog before. Will have to looky looky. I tend to gravitate toward the tall growing, larger bloom size varieties. Last year I learned that pinching them back several times will give you fuller, better performing plants. Tried them once before, didn't pinch and had straggly leggy plants.

The best performer for me last year was "Lavengro". It came from Old House Gardens and was one they recommended for the hot. South. It's already popped up above ground this spring. Here's one picture from last summer of "Lavengro"