Another Pooh Collarette Dahlia Cutting Arrangement - September 2025

Another morning in September means that dahlia-cutting time.   With two Pooh Collarette Dahlia plants (one on the sideyard cutting garden and the other back in the new pizza oven bed), we're starting to get to the point where we have eight-to-ten blooms at one time.  Instead of the previous onesie-twosie.  The last time I posted about these was two weeks ago (looks like we're on a two-week bloom cycle) and had seven-or-eight at that time). 

 The colors of these are so striking and the contrast is so strong that (so far), I've only put them in a monoculture arrangement.  

Thinking about the color, I went to look at some other Collarette Dahlias that Longfield Gardens lists on their site.  Before I get to talking about a few, I didn't know this (from Longfield Gardens):

Collarette dahlias are all the rage in England and increasingly popular here.

I'm not the only one becoming fascinated by them it seems.

Knowing that....now here's a few that jumped out to me:

First is Dahlia Collarette Impression Fantastico.  Below is a photo from Longfield and it shows the purple flowers with white spots and a yellow center.  This one grows just 20" tall, so that's something to consider (no staking, likely?).

Via Longfield Gardens

Next is this pale yellow one named Dahlia Collarette Kelsey Sunshine.  Inner white petals and that bright yellow center.  They claim to grow 36" tall and produce long stems.  Yes, please.  

Via Longfield Gardens

And last (for today) is peach-colored one (or is it salmon?) named Dahlia Collarette Kelsey Annie Joy.  It grows just 26" tall, so that's appealing.  Not to mention that some say the colors change (like a lot of dahlias) over the growing season.  

Via Longfield Gardens

Ordering time for tubers comes when the weather is cold.  But, that doesn't mean I can't dream about which ones I want to add next season.