Comments on: SIX GREAT CUT FLOWER DAHLIAS TO GROW https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:49:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1626 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:03:51 +0000 #comment-1626 In reply to mo.

THanks! . Oh that vase – It was from Target, but from about 5 years ago.

]]> By: mo https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1625 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 06:34:03 +0000 #comment-1625 what a beautiful post and such an inspiration as I shop for this year's tubers. Do you happen to have a source for that beautiful blue vase you have your dahlias photographed in?

]]> By: Pauline https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1624 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:24:26 +0000 #comment-1624 Hi Matt, great review! I am growing Cornel myself, it is named after Dutch grower/nurseryman Cor Geerlings and his wife Nel. Both real Dutch names 😉

]]> By: Tom | Tall Clover Farm https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1623 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:54:08 +0000 #comment-1623 Thanks Matt for sharing your photos and tuber choices. They are all stunning and now must-haves for my cutting garden. Again, thank you.

]]> By: Riz Reyes https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1622 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:19:53 +0000 #comment-1622 Pretty much all the balls and formal decorative types are wonderful for cuts and just the right size as focal flowers in arrangements, I feel.

The infamous 'Cafe Au Lait' surely is stunning and, as mentioned, can be variable. She's a "genetic hot mess" as my flower grower friend and mentor, Diane Szukovathy of Jello Mold Farms, would say! HAHAHA

Love the pics and your picks!

I saw 'Blah Blah Blah' at Swan Island last month and had to laugh. "Wow, they must have been so sick and tired of finding a name and just gave up with this…" LOL

]]> By: Tamara https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1621 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:10:09 +0000 #comment-1621 I now need all of those in my garden.

]]> By: Gabriel T. https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1620 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:31:30 +0000 #comment-1620 They all look great, though the maarn is my favorite ! Great article !

]]> By: www.ravenscourtgardens. com https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1619 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:43:03 +0000 #comment-1619 Absolutely Lovely…I am enjoying them vicariously! We can't grow them in Houston.

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1618 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:00:23 +0000 #comment-1618 In reply to Unknown.

Oh my gosh, you are absolutely right. Cafe Au Lait. Thanks for catching that! So….I did have some from a flower farm that was selling a few on-line, but they arrived too dried up and never sprouted nor recovered. LOL. How funny, I knew it was a coffee drink. Double Latte? Frappuccino? Grande Macchiato…What ev. Thanks!

]]> By: Unknown https://gardern.co.za/2014/08/six-great-cut-flower-dahlias-to-grow/#comment-1617 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:21:01 +0000 #comment-1617 We're growing a few of these varieties this year too (along with about 50 others). Blah blah blah is particularly nice.

The "it" variety I believe you are referring to is actually Cafe Au Lait, not Cappuccino. We got several tubers this year and even under that name, there seems to be some variability — some tubers produce matte creamy tan blooms, while other tubers produce tan blooms with pink streaks.

Great pictures!

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