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Post by Moonlight on Jul 17, 2015 11:10:33 GMT
Wow... so you COULD - in principle - get naming rights ? That is just AWESOME. 
There are some rules but I don't know what they are as to fine print of what you can and cannot call a dahlia
But
In real terms other than use someone else's dahlia name - you can name a dahlia pretty much anything you want.
A lot of people that raise seedlings will choose a prefix or from my understanding less common now a suffix. A lot of people who are lucky enough to have a sport will name a dahlia with a reference to the original For Example Eastwood Moonlight, Greenaways Moonlight, Pims Moonlight, Lauren's Moonlight but it is not always the same. Those Moonlights are Semi-Cactus but Lismore Moonlight is a bright yellow pom. (i.e. Eastwood and co are medium spiky and Lismore is a ball like a golf ball.)
(Sorry for boring dahlia reply - next post back to the super powers  )
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 17, 2015 11:20:01 GMT
It's not boring AT ALL... it's is fascinating, and please feel free to continue/expand/amplify.
So "Moonlights" are.. what... one 'class' of Dhalias ?
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 17, 2015 11:41:43 GMT
It's not boring AT ALL... it's is fascinating, and please feel free to continue/expand/amplify. So "Moonlights" are.. what... one 'class' of Dhalias ? |
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Post by ian on Jul 17, 2015 16:46:50 GMT
Common common me? Ian! Oh go on never.
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Post by Tel on Jul 18, 2015 6:09:40 GMT
Ian is not common Moonlight, maybe weird though, Met Ian in Harrogate last year. Visitors at Harrogate were enjoying the dahlia blooms, while Ian was going round admiring the livestock in the blooms.  |
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 18, 2015 17:38:06 GMT
No.. wait.. what... so in the case of "Laura's Moonlight", which is the name of the person, and which is the species-root of the flower ?
I was assuming that "Moonlight" is a type of Dhalia. Hence, if Laura produced it, it (could) become "Laura's Moonlight".
Like.... if I managed to grow a new hybrid type of Tuba by splicing together a standard Tuba with bits of a washing machine, it would become "Roofgardener's Tuba" ?
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 18, 2015 22:48:44 GMT
Ian is not common Moonlight, maybe weird though, Met Ian in Harrogate last year. Visitors at Harrogate were enjoying the dahlia blooms, while Ian was going round admiring the livestock in the blooms.
But then I don't think of ian as posh not with his sense of humour.
No, I think that he is smart, smart as in attire and smart at picking out things that other people miss
- certainly not common 
As a Yorkshire man once told me:
'There are no flies on him' and I am sure that people with a healthy dose of common sense, that knew what they were doing would make the effort to check the same with their exhibits.
So what are the best ways of getting rid of livestock gatecrashers on the show bench? Paintbrush?
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 18, 2015 22:52:39 GMT
Ian is not common Moonlight, maybe weird though,
Mental note to self:
My unsuccessful attempt at a Plasters disguise. |
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 18, 2015 23:06:49 GMT
No.. wait.. what... so in the case of "Laura's Moonlight", which is the name of the person, and which is the species-root of the flower ? I was assuming that "Moonlight" is a type of Dhalia. Hence, if Laura produced it, it (could) become "Laura's Moonlight". Like.... if I managed to grow a new hybrid type of Tuba by splicing together a standard Tuba with bits of a washing machine, it would become "Roofgardener's Tuba" ? 
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 19, 2015 22:09:14 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 19, 2015 22:37:30 GMT
My Dad came round and had a look at my dahlias a few days ago because I thought that some of my dahlias had a virus but he basically explained that they need a good feed because the nutrients that they had had the compost will have been exhausted by now. So I've been fighting back. The plants that hadn't been planted have been totally soaked in my tap drip water tub - roots and leaves; in a bath of maxi crop (sans bubbles) planted into the same big pots as my seedlings and planted in manure.
Looking greener already.
My seedlings and some of my dahlias have been given a feed of Chempak 4.
Having a mammoth weed, before I can put down my manure mulch. I wanted to do it after heavy rain but I am running out of time as I have a deadline of Thursday. Girls on holiday and I've got work Tuesday and Wednesday - so I'm running out of time. Big time.
They need a good bug attack spray but I wanted to feed them first so that is on my list for tomorrow.
Not forgetting the ant and slug powder n pellets.
Been feeling overwhelmed but seeing new growth in a lovely deep green is very satisfying.
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 19, 2015 22:47:26 GMT
When Dad came round he said "Ball" as soon as he saw this bud and it was a lot smaller.
He is highly likely to be right pom or ball (parent is a pom) which ever it should end up quite a deep colour. The petal is from a Weston Corsair. Not the same colour but a good comparison - that depth of colour.
 
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 25, 2015 5:35:01 GMT
Oh well, time for my seedling update. The colour is that same lovely deep red - not the brash colour it looks in the photograph. This is a shame because it's colour was the only thing going for it.
So there you go, Bill LP 8 from Nuland's Josephine, my 1st seedling this year - destined for that great compost heap in the sky and I will be ruthless this year but I will let it make a 2nd flower.
for next time.
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Post by Cherry on Jul 25, 2015 5:48:36 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Jul 25, 2015 6:19:20 GMT
Unfortunately this is my next one coming through:
LP 17
So who'se the main Daddy?
Well this is my gut feeling already:
If it is, then it to will be destined for that great Compost Bin in the sky. After entering a variegated dahlia (Candy Jayne) which was laughed at, I will not be letting that happen to one of my seedlings.
Anyway, we will see.
Fingers still crossed that I get something better.
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