Dahlia 'Kelvin Floodlight'

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ineedacupoftea Denver, CO Mar 05, 2006

Dahlia 'Kelvin Floodlight'
Dahlia

This plant was in my friend's garden, summer 2005. It looks like a gigantic bouquet. I do not know the weirdo behind it, but he is 6' tall for comparison.

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orange_knickers Joseph, OR(Zone 5a) Mar 18, 2006

Nice picture and good comparison, yes. "Weirdo" or not, good picture!

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ineedacupoftea Denver, CO Mar 18, 2006

Thanks,
(I don't think I can escape being a wierdo mad gardener.)
K. James

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kniphofia Cramlington, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Mar 18, 2006

Cute photo! The dahlia's nice too :)

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ineedacupoftea Denver, CO Mar 18, 2006

You hush, just 'cause I'm sendin' you a plant there's no need to butter me up, ya' hear? (Kidding)

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kdjoergensen Waxhaw (Charlotte), NC(Zone 7b) Mar 18, 2006

Wow. .. is that just one Dahlia plant which made that whole bouquet ?

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ineedacupoftea Denver, CO Mar 18, 2006

Just one. Later, it was discovered that there was a small Irrigation pipe leak nearby, which kept a sontsant source of water for it, most of my friend's garden dries between waterings.

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soulgardenlove Marietta, GA(Zone 7b) Feb 03, 2007

Wow! Great pic!! :) thanks for posting. I got this last night from wal-mart and it makes me so happy to see that I made a great choice. I really appreciate seeing the entire plant and not just the bloom before I put it in my garden.
:)
Susan

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ineedacupoftea Denver, CO Feb 03, 2007

Glad it was useful to you, that is what I had in mind.

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FLOWER_FANATIC Columbus, OH(Zone 5b) Jul 07, 2011

Are your Kelvin Floodlight Dinnerplate Dahlia's staked? I can't tell by the pictures. And thank you for posting. I saw some in a bag on clearance at Walmart. I might nab them now that I see how beautiful they are. How long do they take fromt he time you put them in the ground til the time they bloom?

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ineedacupoftea Denver, CO Sep 19, 2011

Plant on tax day, have your first flowers sometime in July.
Staking is almost always necessary. It is best to plant a heavy stake next to the tubers when they are planted so as to avoid spearing into them as they are trying to grow.
(K)

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