Tag Archives: Dahlia ‘Chat Noir’

this summer’s dahlias

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Denise

I moved my one dahlia, the deep burgundy ‘Chat Noir,’ to my community garden plot this summer. Performance was…meh. By August the plant was finished. The soil at the CG still needs work if it’s to grow anything but zinnias … Continue reading →

Posted in cut flowers, garden travel, plant nurseries | Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, cochineal, community gardens, Dahlia 'Chat Noir', Dahlia coccinea, dahlias, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens | 3 Comments

the first summer dahlias and a freakish summer rain

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Denise

I moved the dahlias to the community garden this year and am so very glad I did. Just as in my own small home garden last year, the plant is a sprawling mess, but now I don’t have to look … Continue reading →

Posted in climate, cut flowers, edibles | Tagged community garden, cutting gardens, Dahlia 'Chat Noir', dahlias, Pole beans Trionfo Violetto, solanaceae family | 13 Comments

Bloom Day July 2012

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Denise

I’m taking the last few weeks of July off work, which means sitting at a computer is the last thing I want to do. But miss a Bloom Day? Never! Since I’m heading out on more adventures this week, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, garden ornament, garden travel, garden visit, plant nurseries, succulents | Tagged Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Agave colorata, Agave parryi var. truncata, Agave polianthiflora, Agave xylonacantha, Aloe capitata var. quartzicola., Aloe polyphylla, Asparagus virgatus, Aster x frikartii 'Monch', Big Daddy's Antiques San Francisco, Calliandra eriophylla, Cussonia paniculata, Dahlia 'Chat Noir', Eryngium maritimum, Helenium puberulum, Kniphofia triangularis, Lilium regale, Papaver rupifragum, Paxton Gate, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Salvia canariensis var. candissima, University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley | 13 Comments

Friday clippings 6/29/12

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Denise

Lobelia tupa from Chile is blooming for the first time in my garden, thereby making everything right again with the world. Long time coming, Ms. Tupa. The color on the lobelia is deeper than salmon but slightly less intense than … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, design, journal, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave bovicornuta, Agave guadalajarana, Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, CSSA, Dahlia 'Chat Noir', dahlias, expanded steel, Huntington Botanical Gardens, industrial salvage, Lepismium cruciforme, Lobelia tupa, Petunia axillaris, Petunia integrifolia, Portulaca molokiniensis, Teucrium betonicum | 7 Comments

Bloom Day October 2011

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Denise

The highest temps all summer hit last week, an unwelcome intrusion into fall planting season. Limbing up the big smoke tree a few weeks ago allowed a lot more light into the back garden, setting in motion some deadly domino … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, Bulbs, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Dahlia 'Chat Noir', Digging Dog Nursery, Grevillea 'Superb', Nerine sarniensis, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple', Rudbeckia triloba, Salvia canariensis var. candissima, Salvia madrensis, Selinum wallichianum, Thunbergia gregorii | 9 Comments

Dahlia ‘Chat Noir’

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Denise

I’m fairly certain now that the identity of the one and only dahlia I’m growing this summer is ‘Chat Noir.’ September’s heat has really kicked it into gear. Some additional support was added a couple days ago. Otherwise, as far … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Chris Ghyselen persicaria hybrids, Dahlia 'Chat Noir', Persicaria amplexicaulis, Salvia chiapensis, Salvia madrensis | 3 Comments