2024: What a robust dahlia. Overwintered very well this winter, 2023-2024. I have about 20 divided tubers all budded up, am planting.
2021: Where and when it started: Planting in new front gardens by Star Magnolia. Bought tubers at Costco, Penhill Autumn Shade and Magic Sunrise. Grew both at Project Grow community garden in 2020. In 2021, we now have a sunny front yard garden bed for them, with more room.
Potted up during warm days in April. Brought indoors after 10 day stint of warm weather ended. This plant grew vigorously, and was one of the first to transplant in May.
In 2022, still one of the most vigorous dahlias that I have, and what blooms! It may be a sport of the original Penhill Autumn Shade.
May 13, 2020: Obtained plant (Bought tubers at Costco, Penhill Autumn Shade and Magic Sunrise. )
April 7, 2021: Potted up (Potted up during warm days. Will bring indoors after 10 day stint of warm weather ends, to guard against frost damage.)
May 22, 2021: Transplanted (Largest growing of the dahlias. Planted in new front garden by Star Magnolia.)
May 28, 2021: Transplanted (Planted another in front garden by Star Magnolia and 'Mero Star' Dahlia.)
April 22, 2022: Seeds sown (Tubers sown in pots (at least three pots) and place in cold frame. Can move to new greenhouse when temp drops below 40. This is the third growing this Penhill beauty.)
May 27, 2022: Transplanted (Planted in backyard rear garden, 1 tuber clump, sprouted, by two Kelsey Anna Joy dahlias, all in large pots. )
April 13, 2023: Potted up (Potted up on warm day, watered.)
May 6, 2023: Potted up (Potted up all the remaining Penhill Autumn Shade tubers after dividing. )
May 31, 2023: Transplanted (At Johnson Project Grow )
June 14, 2023: Transplanted (At CSS Project Grow, front east by PG sign.)
June 23, 2023: Transplanted (Planted two of these in the now sunny raised bed by the new Forest Pansy redbud tree in the backyard and next to the Peach Fuzz dahlias also planted there. Staked.)
July 17, 2023: Bloomed (Large bloom at CSS Project Grow)
November 12, 2023: Maintenance performed (Dug out tubers at CSS and at the backyard at our Hawks garden, about 4 plants that will create enough tubers for sale for 2024.)
November 20, 2023: Maintenance performed (Dug up three clumps of tubers on a cold day at Johnson Project Grow. Solid, beefy tubers.)
April 3, 2024: Seeds sown (Potted 3-4 tubers, first batch of tubers started in the greenhouse. Seemed to have survived winter storage well. Solid with a bud. )
April 13, 2024: Plant emerged (First shoot from several potted plants emerged.)
April 14, 2024: Potted up (Potted up about 10 pots with growing eyes or shoots. At least 5-6 of them will be donations to the Project Grow plant sale.)
May 23, 2024: Transplanted (Planted growing plant at CSS Project Grow, by PG sign and in outside border.)
