My biggest problem with Dahlias, historically, is that I confuse them with lots of other flowers. I think after this spring, though, I've probably gotten that part under control. .jpg)
I don't especially like 'Mussette.' It's okay, but I'm not a huge fan of the "explosion of petals" sorts of flowers, like peonies and chrysanthemums.
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'Vincent' is okay, though. I wonder if it's named for Vincent Van Gogh, and what he would have thought about having an orange flower named for him. He semi-famously said that orange was the color of insanity. I've never known why, exactly, but there you go.
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The 'Dark Angel' Dahlias are nice. The picture doesn't quite do this one justice - the dark foliage is kinda neat in person, even if the flower is less elaborate. The 'Dark Angels' sold pretty briskly, too.
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I noticed the Dark Angels dahlia from the road, 50 yards away, when driving into our garden center. The fuschia, which I ordinarily eschew, is amazng against the dark foliage.
I love Vincent ! Van Gogh and flower .. some how seems fitting .. his atitude about the colour orange ?
Joy
I'm a little particular to the Dark Angel but I kind of like 'Vincent' too; I'm quite fond of the colour orange in gardens.
I have a dark angel dahlia plant in my garden, but its foliage is being eaten by bugs, any tips on how to prevent this? I have other other plants that are flourishing despite the insects...thank you :) Julie
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I have a dark angel dahlia plant in my garden, but its foliage is being eaten by bugs, any tips on how to prevent this? I have other other plants that are flourishing despite the insects...thank you :) Julie
I have a picture of it but don't know how to post it :(
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