How to Disbud Dahlias Tips from our Expert Grower

Disbudding Dahlias for Bigger Better Flower Blooms




Alf Hardingham, our Expert Grower from the Portland Dahlia Society Inc shows us how to disbud Dahlias to produce the best blooms.

If you grow Dahlias for show then you need to see his tips on how to get show quality blooms from your Dahlias.

More information about Dahlias is available on the Portland Dahlia Society Inc website

The next Portland Dahlia & Rose Festival is scheduled for 7th and 8th March, 2015 at the Portland Civic Centre, Bentinck Street, Portland Victoria 3305.

How to Seed Dahlias Tips from Expert Dahlia Grower Reveals All

Seeding Dahlias When Nature Fails

President Alf from the Portland Dahlia Society Inc,  reveals How to Take Seeds from Dahlias when there are insufficient bees around to do the job for you.

Alf  is working with Cactus Dahlias.

He shows examples of pollen just starting to ripen, a pod done 3-4 days ago, and a pod done a couple of weeks ago (which is nearly ready to pick).

Heavy dews can rot the seeds.  So you can cut the stem, put it in water and into a hot-house to finish the process.   The pod will mature with the water and warmth of the hot-house.

Then you can break open the pods when they get to a strawberry-colour, remove the seeds and dry them on paper.

Alf then goes on to show you:

How to Hand Pollinate your Dahlia Buds

How to determine when a pod is ready to seed

How to Dry your Seeds

How to Store your Seeds


For more tips from Alf for growing Successful Dahlias you can see more here

Dahlia Tuber Sales 2014 Portland Dahlia Society Inc Victoria

DAHLIA TUBER SALES

The 2014 list of Dahlia Tubers for Sale from the Portland Dahlia Society Inc is now available for Free Download.

Visit the Portland Dahlia Society Inc website at http://www.portlanddahliasocietyinc.com.au and go to Tuber Sales or



You can access the list direct by just CLICKING HERE FOR TUBER SALES

Tubers will be shipped from mid-September when the tubers begin to shoot from the eyes.  


New Tubers added to the 2014 list:

Trooper Dan - Large Yellow Cactus Dahlia

Wakefield Anniversary - Medium Soft Pink Cactus Dahlia

Moray Bronte - Small Yellow/Apricot Cactus Dahlia

Glenmarc Endeavour - Large Yellow Decorative Dahlia

Kims Valentine - Medium Light Red Decorative Dahlia

Ryecroft Brenda T - Small Light Pink Flush Decorative Dahlia

Boundary Bell - Miniature Autumn Tones Decorative Dahlia (no photo available)

Pink Suffusion - Miniature Pink Decorative Dahlia

Ryecroft Laura - Yellow Ball Dahlia

Clara Jean - Yellow Fimbriated Dahlia

Darbo Gift - Yellow Exhibition Dahlia

Granite Apricot - Yellow/Apricot Water Lily Dahlia

Christie Shayla - Cerise Orchid Dahlia

Allaway Candy - Candy Pink Stellar Dahlia




Alessia Fimbriated Dahlia



Reg Kappler Dahlia



Winkie Carnival

More information and photo's available on Portland Dahlia Society Inc Website

Winning Dahlias 2014 Portland Dahlia & Rose Festival

Winning Dahlias & Winners

Portland Championship
Sponsored by Pacific Hydro

First Prize - Alf Hardingham (Portland)

Winning Dahlias: 
Eunice T (yellow), Kiara Julia  (yellow), Hamari Accord (yellow), Glenmarc Margaret (mauve), Ivanetti (ruby red),  Glenmarc Sophie (apricot)

Second Prize - Joe Danial (Rokewood)

Champion Bloom of Show - Alf Hardingham
Dahlia: Narrows Tricia (yellow)

Champion Vase of Show - Alf Hardingham
Dahlia:  Glenmarc Seedling

 

 

Champion Intermediate Dahlia Bloom - Stephen Brown (Portland)
Dahlia:  Hillier Tanunda

 

 

 

More Winners on the Portland Dahlia Society Inc site

DAHLIAS PORTLAND VICTORIA

Dahlias grow extremely well in Portland, located in the South Western District of Victoria. 

Pink Cactus Dahlia



Dahlias growing under shelter

Large Decorative  Dahlias growing in the open at Portland Gardens

The Portland Gardens plant around 1,200  tubers each year which produces a very impressive display of Dahlias.  Dahlias are in full bloom during March and April.  The Gardens are open to the Public every day.  Admission is free.

  

 

Dahlia Image Gallery

Types of Dahlias


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Dahlias in Full Bloom

To view the Dahlias in Full Bloom slideshow manually - click pause "II" on the slideshow and then click the forward arrow or back arrow to view at your own pace.