Late summer flowers on the Salish Sea

[HiDelight]

Awesome.... they are beautiful.. What is the pale yellow one at the bottom?

the big one is a dahlia thank you! I am always amazed I can grow these things they are so beautiful and HUGE

I love the little balls however they are just too cute

 

[Greensage45]

thank you!

Ron I have never grown dahlias from seeds I honestly never knew you could ? I always grow them from tubers

I feel silly but I do not think i have ever seen a dahlia seed pod?

Ohhh ...then we must teach you girl!

First there is a bee! :bee

Then ...a flower! LOL :rose

Then you close your eyes and it is over! LOL

However, if you watch the bloom head begin to fail, you will notice it is sort of (well i am using this as reference) like a cup containing what looks like the ends of the petals...each one of those little chaffs of debris is attached a seed. If the flower were properly pollinated it will have become a viable seed.

I wait until the bloom head is dried on the plant, this way I know they matured. Then I take the seed head and break it open. The flat seed will have an end of the petal... so might look like chaff. Look carefully and you will see a seed that is reminiscent of a Zinna seed.

look here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/232201/

There are some good samples of seeds!

I would love to propagate some of your dahlias if you ever get inclined to collect them! :watering

Ron