Dahlia 'Showpiece Double Mix'

#dahlia #showpiece

Very pretty.

This is so beautiful!💘😍

Beautiful #dahlia #showpiece

My #dahlia #showpiece not quite ready for today!

Mine too

#dahlia #showpiece coming on well. Also have 2 in the ground.

Was beginning to give up hope that my 4 overwintered dahlias would come back to life but spotted these shoots yesterday. 🤞🏼#showpiece #dahlia. Wonder which colour it is!!

Keep an eye out for 🐌 they love them when their at that stage

@alan1111 thanks for letting me know, I keep checking them

I go out with a torch at night and remove any close to them. You could use a garlic water spray before it gets dark, it's ment to repell them 👍

Seeds sown 03/05/20

Removed my 2 #dahlia #showpiece that were in trough. Considering they were #grownfromseed this year, the tubers they have grown are huge and nearly couldn’t fit one of them in a pot! All 4 of my plants are now potted up individually and in my greenhouse. #advice should I cut them back or wait for them to do it themselves? 17/11/19

Hi Alison I usually let the first frosts kill the foliage then lift them. Then move them to a cool dry place

I’m in a much more sheltered area of the country so I do nothing but cut them down and mulch

@alan1111 @kez001uk They’re in my plastic greenhouse. I’ll keep an eye on them and see how they go!

@bluefox23 I’m sure they’ll be fine 😁

This #pink #dahlia #showpiece won’t stop blooming!! 💕need to catch up on everyone’s posts. Been working full time last week or so doing a cover post and it’s leaving me little time for gardening! 16/10/19

Pretty one Alison..🌸

Gorgeous colour 💗💗

Thanks @gjones @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom @pelly It really stands out on these dull days 😊

#dahlia #showpiece #autumncolour #yellow 05/10/19

#dahlia #showpiece #pink #autumncolour 05/10/19

These are pretty

@charlotte I think so too 😊

Love this pink! 💕 As it is #dahlia day each of my #showpiece flowers can have their own entry! A shame the 4th one isn’t in flower! 22/09/19 #rain

As it is #dahlia day each of my #showpiece flowers can have their own entry! A shame the 4th one isn’t in flower!! 22/09/19 #rain

Love the colour 🧡🧡🧡

Thanks @kez001uk I love the structure of this dahlia

As it is #dahlia day each of my #showpiece flowers can have their own entry! A shame the 4th one isn’t in flower! This one always looks the most nibbled!! 22/09/19

My latest flowers on my #dahlia #showpiece #pink #orange 20/09/19 they are beautiful 😊

They certainly are Alison 😍😍

Love the orange one Alison, I see a lazy Gazania too 😂

Thanks @pelly Very pleased with these #grownfromseed 😊

@sieveheadsarah Yep!! They're in the same trough! Reckon my tulips in that trough will flower before the gazania!! 🙄😂

😂😂

These have been gorgeous 😍

I have to keep turning the pots around as the flowers don’t seem to like facing my patio windows!! 😂😂 Thanks Kerry @kez001uk

@bluefox23 🤣 they’re chasing the sun and you’re chasing them 🤣

My 4th #dahlia #showpiece producing its first flower. Again a slightly different one. Found an earwig inside the flower, and you can tell it had had its breakfast! 10/09/19 #yellow

They’re greedy little 💩’s 😡 it’s a lovely colour though

Thanks @kez001uk 😊

#dahlia #showpiece #pink 💕 #septemberblooms 07/09/19

Beautiful 💖

It is a beauty 💓 @kez001uk

@bluefox23 expected seed grown dahlias to be disappointing but how wrong was I!

Yes I’ve been really pleased with these from seed. Definitely going to sow more next year as well as hopefully overwintering these 😊 @kez001uk

@bluefox23 going to try do the same, just hoping I can find room for all I want to overwinter in the greenhouse 😂

🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

Also captured this #bee on my #dahlia #showpiece stayed for ages, moving around the flower. #wildlifewednesday 28/08/19

Sounds like you've spent some time watching the bees as well this week! They're fascinating aren't they! 🐝

@lilybee I used to runaway from anything that buzzed, but since properly getting into gardening, and appreciating bees more, I can stand being near plants that are full of them. They are amazing to watch. Wasps though . . . (shudder).

#pink #showpiece #dahlia open end up in time for today, in the shade 25/08/19

Lovely 😍

Gorgeous.😍

Thanks @plants and @alan1111 So glad I’ve grown a pink one, not just yellow and orange! 😊

Not just any pink one Alison that's a beauty @bluefox23

Oh it’s beautiful! Perfect pink 💖

Thanks a lot @alan1111 💕😊

Managed to get this one facing my patio doors where’s the others are in a trough facing away from me!! 🙄 @kez001uk

@bluefox23 isn’t it frustrating when they don’t wanna look your way 😜

So glad I grew some #dahlia as these are all beautiful and love the variety. Can't wait for the pink one to open 💕 #showpiece is definitely a good name for these 🤗 23/08/19

You’ve got a great variety cone through too 😍 gorgeous 😋

Thanks @kez001uk they’re so big too 😊

@bluefox23 have added them to my seed list next year. Hope I’ll get some colours like yours, don’t want a livingstone daisy repeat 😐😂

A totally different flower on this #dahlia #showpiece plant #grownfromseed Think I prefer the other one!! 18/08/19

The other one is gorgeous but this is lovely also 💛

My first #dahlia #showpiece flower. Not quite as ‘showy’ as I thought it was going to be! Doesn’t quite look like the picture on the seed packet!! Still pretty though. 🧡 18/08/19 #grownfromseed

@kez001uk Here she is 😊

💛🧡❤️

Very peachy 🍑🍑

It’s gorgeous! Love the marbled colours 😍

Thanks @cyndi just found a bee on it so even more fantastic!

Thanks @suerichards 😊

Thanks @pelly yes it is, glad it’s not too orange!

Thanks Kerry, @kez001uk The markings certainly add to it. I have a yellow one about to open too! That looks like it will be a double ‘showy’ one!

Think this is going to be an orange #dahlia #showpiece Hurry up and open fully!!! 15/08/19

Going to be gorgeous 😋

I hope s, think its going to be a big 'un too! 😁😂 @kez001uk

@bluefox23 looking forward to its progress photos 😋

Ooh!! #flowerfondling these two flower buds on different #dahlia #showpiece #grownfromseed plants. Their leaves are different so I'm hoping for different flowers too. I wonder what colours they'll be. #anticipation 🤗 13/08/19

#dahliaday My 4 #showpiece #dahlia are getting buds but not flowering just yet! 03/08/19 #grownfromseed

#mondaymotivation I have #dahlia #showpiece flowers coming!! 🤗 29/07/19

Record of where I’ve planted two of my #dahlia #showpiece seedlings. NB plastic cutlery to stop animals digging up the pots. 22/06/19 also planted with #gazania #sunshinemixed #cyclamen and #pansy #rainbowdelight

#dahlia #showpiece #grownfromseed #seedlings Are these ready to start hardening off? Are they nearly ready to plant out or do I need to do anything to them first? 27/05/19

Just harden off Alison

Thanks @alan1111

05/05/19 Sorry cataloguing #seedling being potted on #grownfromseed #dahlia #showpiece

Cataloguing #seedling germination and growth #dahlia #showpiece 11/04/19

More seeds sown 12/04/19

cataloguing #dahlia #showpiece seeds sown 23/03/19 packet says germination 14-28 days