08/12/2026
Dahlias 🤩! They are such perfect flowers.....except sometimes not.
Are you noticing some weird things happening to your dahlias this summer? When Dahlias are stressed they can do funny things. Too much heat and smoke and they change color and shape. Their recessive color genes will come through, so our Isabels are a real dusty almost pink right now - which I'm actually loving - but lots are blowing their centers really early, and some are just so small and mis-shappen.
If you're noticing this too and wondering what's going on, just have some patience. This is pretty trypical for Kelowna's first flush of Dahlias, and this year has been especially bad. They generally start blooming during a heat wave and then comes the smoke. Just cut the plants deeply and give them a change to bush out and send out a good second flush. Keep watering and feeding them, once the heat and smoke move on, the plants will be big and happy and push out a bunch of blooms! This is why September Dahlias are the best Dahlias!
Not to worry though, we have plenty plants that are blooming just beautifully for all our orders through August 😉
Don't forget to sign up for our September Dahlia Subscription if you want to truly enjoy the best of Dahlia season!
