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Post by Moonlight on Feb 14, 2013 14:06:46 GMT
I have no idea what MFD stands for, it is just a kind grown by a friend of mine. I am not an expert but lately have joint problems and because of that a lot of time to read and learn, growing dahlias for few years only but next year will be slightly bigger.... Sorry to hear about your health problems. |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 14, 2013 16:36:07 GMT
MFD could be some sort of Medium Decorative?...or Medium Fimbriated Dahlia?....
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Post by markb on Feb 14, 2013 16:43:51 GMT
MFD usually stands for Medium Formal Decorative (as opposed to Informal Decorative) it has to do with the way the petals form on the flower. The National Dahlia Society introduced this a few years ago but have since abandoned the idea.
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 14, 2013 20:29:51 GMT
Thats probably why I haven't heard of it  |
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Post by Moonlight on Feb 14, 2013 23:03:01 GMT
MFD usually stands for Medium Formal Decorative (as opposed to Informal Decorative) it has to do with the way the petals form on the flower. The National Dahlia Society introduced this a few years ago but have since abandoned the idea. |
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Post by markb on Feb 15, 2013 13:27:04 GMT
MFD usually stands for Medium Formal Decorative (as opposed to Informal Decorative) it has to do with the way the petals form on the flower. The National Dahlia Society introduced this a few years ago but have since abandoned the idea. There should be photos available, Moonlight, but the classification was scrapped within two years. I don't know what they were hoping to achieve. As an example BJ Beauty was classified as an Informal Medium Decorative while Charlie Two was classified as a Formal Medium Decorative. |
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Post by Tel on Feb 17, 2013 8:14:58 GMT
Taken the first two cuttings of Garden Friends yesterday.
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Post by Cherry on Feb 17, 2013 9:46:47 GMT
That is great news Tel.  |
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Post by Moonlight on Feb 17, 2013 22:08:27 GMT
Mark are there any (archived) photos identifying varieties that fitted into these categories? I know that they have been abandoned now but I wonder what they were looking to achieve and I wonder why it didn't work. There should be photos available, Moonlight, but the classification was scrapped within two years. I don't know what they were hoping to achieve. As an example BJ Beauty was classified as an Informal Medium Decorative while Charlie Two was classified as a Formal Medium Decorative.
I think that I am a bit of a dahlia snob. I see lots of the newer varieties beautiful colours and patterns on the petals but a lot seem erm scruffy. I was wondering if that would have been the difference. I like petals to be uniform (as opposed to in uniform ). That probably doesn't make any sense to anyone other than me.
Glad that they dropped it. |
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Post by Moonlight on Feb 17, 2013 22:10:12 GMT
Taken the first two cuttings of Garden Friends yesterday. |
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Post by Tel on Feb 18, 2013 8:23:42 GMT
Taken the first two cuttings of Garden Friends yesterday. Would have been happier if the tuber had more eyes on it. But more cuttings will come from where the first two came from.  |
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Post by markb on Feb 21, 2013 20:34:03 GMT
Busy morning taking another 31 cuttings, and moving some of the trays of tubers back to the cold glasshouse as they are growing too quickly. I think I'll rotate the trays so that all get held back slightly. Some of the earlier cuttings look to be sitting straighter so have hopefully started to root.
All tubers set up are now showing signs of growth which is a relief, although some are throwing very thick shoots which are no doubt hollow.
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Post by Tel on Feb 22, 2013 8:23:32 GMT
I was contemplating buying a poly tunnel for some of the dahlias. Now gone off the idea. One of the allotment holders erected a tunnel recently, it lasted two days before vandals had a go at it   |
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Post by Cherry on Feb 22, 2013 8:43:05 GMT
That is appalling Tel and very disappointing for the owner. In fact you would all feel for him. The allotments are locked too. That is a great pity because you could do with a tunnel.
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Post by grindle on Feb 22, 2013 16:55:18 GMT
that is a wicked thing to do to someone, these mindless idiots need teaching a lesson
I don't blame you for going off the idea Tel, that poor man must be so upset
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Sorry to hear about your health problems.
