Dahlia coccinea - 2020

By Andrewr

Dahlia coccinea - 2020 (Dahlia coccinea)

18 Oct, 2020
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Species dahlia. This is hardy in warmer parts of the country, coming through four winters here so far

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Thorneyside

Beautiful colour.

18 Oct, 2020

Anget

Andrew, That's interesting. My coccineas, grown from PWS seeds are all (variations on) bright oarange/scarlet. Are they variable, do you think? I was wondering..

18 Oct, 2020

Andrewr

I think they may be Anget. I also have the wild form, and the flowers are orange/scarlet and much smaller

18 Oct, 2020

Anget

Thank you. I might risk leaving some of mine out.

18 Oct, 2020

Andrewr

Anget - I found a video on Youtube which shows the variation in the flowers which can be red, orange, or even yellow. They also vary in size
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB_92tDW1jw

18 Oct, 2020

Anget

I'll look it out, thank you.

18 Oct, 2020

Anget

Andrew: watched the video. Astonished to see the yellow ones. They look lovely.

19 Oct, 2020

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