Way back at the beginning of the year, I bought five dahlia tubers as I was determined to finally manage to grow one of my favourite flowers. I did all the right things and was rewarded with green shoots in every pot.
After what seemed like an awfully long wait, the flower buds appeared. There were no clues as to the colour of these buds, but I was confident I had chosen well. Five different colours were what I expected to see, so when the first bud to open was white, I wasn’t disappointed. When the buds on the second plant opened and were yellow, I smiled and continued to wait.
The third plant had huge buds, but disappointment began to creep in as I could see a definite yellow tinge…
Yesterday, the flower opened. It looked amazing, huge with spiky WHITE petals…
Don’t get me wrong, folks. I am delighted to have dahlias in my garden, although the last two are struggling. One is still very small, and the other is constantly being eaten.
But what happened to the colours I chose?
Like these…
I could close this post without showing you something else I have always wanted to grow. It is two years old, so again, patience is a virtue!
My little grapevine, which supposedly will have black grapes… I shall have to wait and see!
Looking forward to a better week for us all… XXX
Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes 
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