Irish Speckles
Color that refuses to repeat itself, ever.
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Pick a stem early in the season and it reads pink. Come back a few weeks later and that same plant is producing something closer to muted lavender, the purple flecks rearranging themselves as temperatures shift. Steve and Sandy Boley of Birch Bay Dahlias bred it with their Irish heritage in mind, and it went on to earn the ADS Derrill W. Hart Medal. The kind of variety collectors argue over in October.
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Physical
- Form
- Pompon
- Bloom class
- Munder 4"
- Bloom size
- 0.8–1"(2.0–2.5 cm)
- Plant height
- 30–36"
Color
- Color
- Lavender/Purple
- Pattern
- Variegated
- Tags
- lavenderpinkpurplespeckledvariegatedpicotee
Growing context
- Flowering season
- Mid season
- Cut flower
- ✓ Yes
- Exhibition
- ✓ Yes
Provenance
- 2007
- United States
- Breeder
- Steve & Sandy Boley
- Introducer
- Birch Bay Dahlias
Awards & Recognition
- ★ADS Derrill W. Hart Medal (2007)
How to Grow It
Your plant reaches about knee height and stays naturally tidy, so staking is lighter duty than you might expect from other varieties. Pinch above several sets of leaves once the stem has established to encourage branching and a longer cutting season. Irish Speckles produces a generous crop of small tubers, so you will have plenty to share after the first year. It thrives with morning sun and tolerates a bit of afternoon shade without sulking. Disbud for exhibition; leave unpinched to maximize stem count for cutting.