A few select blooms.

A Passion for Perennials

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Tuesday, September 22. 2009

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Tucked away in the backyard of Scott Cone's Lamar County home is an explosion of color cultivated through hours of love and labor.

Cone grows dahlias, a bushy perennial originally cultivated by the Aztecs for food, ceremony and decorative purposes. They bloom in August through late October or early November.

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#1 Enoc Siuol on 09/23/09 at 04:41 AM

Thank you Andrew. You do excellent work.

#2 Anonymous on 09/28/09 at 12:45 AM

It would be incredibly awesome if Mr. Cone would be kind enough to suggest a list of perennials he has had success with here in Lamar County. I apologize if it is in the video footage - I have limited internet access and am unable to view the video. :(

#3 Enoc Siuol on 09/30/09 at 05:19 AM

A great place to find out what does well in this heat zone is to pull up the American Dahlia society web site or that of the Georgia Dahlia society. I do not recommend buying dahlias from the big box stores because they are grown overseas and do not do well in the south. The Georgia society has a tuber auction at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens in April and May and is a great place to get selections that do well. The ADS site has a list called the “Fabulous Fifties” and most all on the list does well here. They also have a list of suppliers where you can buy dahlia stock which is far better that you can find anywhere.
In growing dahlias stock is everything…..all else is knowing what to do and when to do it. Listed below are a few I recommend for first time growers:
Verda, Zorro, Kidd’s climax, Clara Huston, Hy Clown.
I would be more than happy to answer any questions that may help in your effort.

Best regards.
Enoc Siuol

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