✂ Cut Flower🏆 Exhibition★ Award Winner

20th Ave Old Major

The variety ADS judges keep reaching for year after year.

Also known as: 20th Avenue Old Major

20th Ave Old Major dahlia — community photo

★ First community photo

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Ball · 4–5"LavenderRich Gibson (2022)United States

20th Ave Old Major is a ball dahlia that opens 4–5" blooms in lavender. Walk through a late-summer garden and 20th Ave Old Major commands the eye, perfect spheres of violet-to-lavender petals packed row upon row without a gap, never blowing open, never going green. Rich Gibson bred this Maryland variety to deliver show-stopping symmetry from plant to vase, and it earned both the ADS Derrill W. It was bred in United States by Rich Gibson in 2022.

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Specifications

Physical

Form: Ball
Bloom class: BB4–6"
Bloom size: 4–5"(10.2–12.7 cm)
Plant height: 54–60"

Color

Color: Lavender
Pattern: Solid
Tags: lavendervioletpurple

Growing context

Flowering season: All season
Cut flower: ✓ Yes
Exhibition: ✓ Yes

Provenance

2022
United States
Breeder: Rich Gibson

Awards & Recognition

★ADS Lynn B. Dudley Medal
★ADS Derrill W. Hart Medal

Growing 20th Ave Old Major

Give your plant generous support early, as this variety pushes tall and puts out heavy stems all season. Disbud to one or two blooms per stem for exhibition-quality results. Pinch after your first set of leaves to encourage branching, and you will be rewarded with a steady harvest from midsummer right through the first frost. This variety performs consistently across a wide range of climates.

Spacing: Space about 3 ft apart
Staking: Stake early — stems carry heavy blooms and lean in wind