Cooper Blaine Dahlia
We love sunsets and Cooper Blaine Dahlias provides all those tones in its flowers. A larger bloom provides a focal point to the garden. It also works well in bouquets. The stems are strong, but can be short. The plant is a healthy producer of foliage and blooms that start mid season. Depending on the light, flowers present as all red, or with a blush of yellow in the center that remind us of looking into the flames of a fire. This plant does make shorter stems, so pinching side buds can help promote a better stem. In the fall you can expect solid tuber production and they may be quite large. Our plant over the years has made tubers nearly 6 inches long and three inches wide. This variety tends towards larger tubers.
This is one of the original 30 dahlias we started with on the farm. The colors were an instant hit and later it became more meaningful to our farm when our son started playing baseball with a friend named Cooper. We always plant at least one tuber, but if we can swing 2-3 tubers, even better.
Attributes of Cooper Blaine Dahlias
Height – 4 to 4.5 feet
Color – Red with a blush of central yellow
Bloom Size – 6″
Bloom Style – Informal Decorative
Bloom Time – ~90 days
