Dahlia 'Flamingo' 23W41 dahlia N4- (Miller,H 1989) Peachy Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-ID-LB Class(3110), USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW31, In Garden Bed N4 for 149 DAYS (swan21). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: Bluetiful These 5” peachy coral pink blooms will leave you feeling tropical. These unique colored blossoms are an excellent cut flower, blooming on a 4’ plant.

2021 note: Yes, a smaller plant, not sure it reached 4 feet. 2023 note: Bopth tubers were rather hard. Can up late.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FLAM, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Flamingo, #A2023, #23W41

Dahlia 'I'm A Hottie' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2006) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 5ft., A-ID-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: The name says it all! 8" blooms of hot pink, that will just glow in your flower beds. Petals are ruffled and blooms are full, with a strong and sturdy plant that grows to 5'. This variety will be a real show off in the garden.

2023 note: The alias for this dahlia could be 'Im a Biggie'. Just over 6 feet tall this year.. Quite the show off.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #HOT, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #I'mAHottie, #Dahlia, #A2023, #A-ID-PK, #23W41

Dahlia 'I'm A Hottie' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2006) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 5ft., A-ID-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: The name says it all! 8" blooms of hot pink, that will just glow in your flower beds. Petals are ruffled and blooms are full, with a strong and sturdy plant that grows to 5'. This variety will be a real show off in the garden.

2023 note: The alias for this dahlia could be 'Im a Biggie'. Just over 6 feet tall this year.. Quite the show off.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #HOT, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #I'mAHottie, #Dahlia, #A2023, #A-ID-PK, #23W41

Rose 'CHARLOTTE' 23W41 DAR V3- (Austin, 1993) English Musk Hybrid Shrub Rose DAR, Mature plant size: 5x4ft., YELLOW, cupped yellow flowers, 100 petals, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-10, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW24, In Garden Bed V3 for 4.4 YEARS (David). Planted in 2019.

DAR: Rosa 'Auspoly' [CHARLOTTE]. One of our most beautiful yellow roses with exquisite cup-shaped flowers. Pleasant tea fragrance. Attractive bushy growth. Excellent repeat-flowering.. Excellent desease resistance.

Did not over winter as well as the other DAR roses in 2019-20. Also, the own root roses do not seem to be as vigorous as the grafted ones. Sending out new shoots from root ball, 2020.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2019, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #OwnRoot, #shrub, #DAR, #Rose, #EnglishMuskHybrid, #Yellow, #CHARLOTTE, #23W41

Dahlia 'I'm A Hottie' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2006) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 5ft., A-ID-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: The name says it all! 8" blooms of hot pink, that will just glow in your flower beds. Petals are ruffled and blooms are full, with a strong and sturdy plant that grows to 5'. This variety will be a real show off in the garden.

2023 note: The alias for this dahlia could be 'Im a Biggie'. Just over 6 feet tall this year.. Quite the show off.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #HOT, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #I'mAHottie, #Dahlia, #A2023, #A-ID-PK, #23W41

Rose 'CHARLOTTE' 23W41 DAR V3- (Austin, 1993) English Musk Hybrid Shrub Rose DAR, Mature plant size: 5x4ft., YELLOW, cupped yellow flowers, 100 petals, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-10, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW24, In Garden Bed V3 for 4.4 YEARS (David). Planted in 2019.

DAR: Rosa 'Auspoly' [CHARLOTTE]. One of our most beautiful yellow roses with exquisite cup-shaped flowers. Pleasant tea fragrance. Attractive bushy growth. Excellent repeat-flowering.. Excellent desease resistance.

Did not over winter as well as the other DAR roses in 2019-20. Also, the own root roses do not seem to be as vigorous as the grafted ones. Sending out new shoots from root ball, 2020.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2019, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #OwnRoot, #shrub, #DAR, #Rose, #EnglishMuskHybrid, #Yellow, #CHARLOTTE, #23W41

Dahlia 'Flamingo' 23W41 dahlia N4- (Miller,H 1989) Peachy Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-ID-LB Class(3110), USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW31, In Garden Bed N4 for 149 DAYS (swan21). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: Bluetiful These 5” peachy coral pink blooms will leave you feeling tropical. These unique colored blossoms are an excellent cut flower, blooming on a 4’ plant.

2021 note: Yes, a smaller plant, not sure it reached 4 feet. 2023 note: Bopth tubers were rather hard. Can up late.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FLAM, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Flamingo, #A2023, #23W41

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23W41 Anemone U2- (Verdun, Fr 1858) Japanese Anemone Windflower, Mature plant size: 4ft., WHITE, white flowers, yellow stamens with chartreuse centers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW38, In Garden Bed U2 for 6.1 YEARS (Michigan). Planted in 2017.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Genus name is often said to be derived from the Greek word anemos meaning wind. 'Honorine Jobert' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar which typically grows to 3-4' tall and spreads by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (2-3" diameter) with 6-9 overlapping white petaloid sepals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of trifoliate dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica. 'Honorine Jobert' is an old garden hybrid discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. Synonymous with A. x hybrida 'Alba'.

Ranunculaceae family (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee). AKA fall-blooming anemones. Two month fall bloom period. Spreads.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Perennial, #HonorineJobert, #Anemone, #White, #Single, #Windflower, #23W41

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23W41 Anemone U2- (Verdun, Fr 1858) Japanese Anemone Windflower, Mature plant size: 4ft., WHITE, white flowers, yellow stamens with chartreuse centers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW38, In Garden Bed U2 for 6.1 YEARS (Michigan). Planted in 2017.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Genus name is often said to be derived from the Greek word anemos meaning wind. 'Honorine Jobert' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar which typically grows to 3-4' tall and spreads by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (2-3" diameter) with 6-9 overlapping white petaloid sepals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of trifoliate dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica. 'Honorine Jobert' is an old garden hybrid discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. Synonymous with A. x hybrida 'Alba'.

Ranunculaceae family (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee). AKA fall-blooming anemones. Two month fall bloom period. Spreads.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Perennial, #HonorineJobert, #Anemone, #White, #Single, #Windflower, #23W41

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23W41 Anemone U2- (Verdun, Fr 1858) Japanese Anemone Windflower, Mature plant size: 4ft., WHITE, white flowers, yellow stamens with chartreuse centers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW38, In Garden Bed U2 for 6.1 YEARS (Michigan). Planted in 2017.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Genus name is often said to be derived from the Greek word anemos meaning wind. 'Honorine Jobert' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar which typically grows to 3-4' tall and spreads by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (2-3" diameter) with 6-9 overlapping white petaloid sepals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of trifoliate dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica. 'Honorine Jobert' is an old garden hybrid discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. Synonymous with A. x hybrida 'Alba'.

Ranunculaceae family (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee). AKA fall-blooming anemones. Two month fall bloom period. Spreads.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Perennial, #HonorineJobert, #Anemone, #White, #Single, #Windflower, #23W41

Dahlia 'I'm A Hottie' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2006) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 5ft., A-ID-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: The name says it all! 8" blooms of hot pink, that will just glow in your flower beds. Petals are ruffled and blooms are full, with a strong and sturdy plant that grows to 5'. This variety will be a real show off in the garden.

2023 note: The alias for this dahlia could be 'Im a Biggie'. Just over 6 feet tall this year.. Quite the show off.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #HOT, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #I'mAHottie, #Dahlia, #A2023, #A-ID-PK, #23W41

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23W41 Anemone U2- (Verdun, Fr 1858) Japanese Anemone Windflower, Mature plant size: 4ft., WHITE, white flowers, yellow stamens with chartreuse centers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW38, In Garden Bed U2 for 6.1 YEARS (Michigan). Planted in 2017.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Genus name is often said to be derived from the Greek word anemos meaning wind. 'Honorine Jobert' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar which typically grows to 3-4' tall and spreads by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (2-3" diameter) with 6-9 overlapping white petaloid sepals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of trifoliate dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica. 'Honorine Jobert' is an old garden hybrid discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. Synonymous with A. x hybrida 'Alba'.

Ranunculaceae family (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee). AKA fall-blooming anemones. Two month fall bloom period. Spreads.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Perennial, #HonorineJobert, #Anemone, #White, #Single, #Windflower, #23W41

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23W41 Anemone U2- (Verdun, Fr 1858) Japanese Anemone Windflower, Mature plant size: 4ft., WHITE, white flowers, yellow stamens with chartreuse centers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW38, In Garden Bed U2 for 6.1 YEARS (Michigan). Planted in 2017.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Genus name is often said to be derived from the Greek word anemos meaning wind. 'Honorine Jobert' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar which typically grows to 3-4' tall and spreads by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (2-3" diameter) with 6-9 overlapping white petaloid sepals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of trifoliate dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica. 'Honorine Jobert' is an old garden hybrid discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. Synonymous with A. x hybrida 'Alba'.

Ranunculaceae family (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee). AKA fall-blooming anemones. Two month fall bloom period. Spreads.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Perennial, #HonorineJobert, #Anemone, #White, #Single, #Windflower, #23W41

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23W41 Anemone U2- (Verdun, Fr 1858) Japanese Anemone Windflower, Mature plant size: 4ft., WHITE, white flowers, yellow stamens with chartreuse centers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW38, In Garden Bed U2 for 6.1 YEARS (Michigan). Planted in 2017.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Genus name is often said to be derived from the Greek word anemos meaning wind. 'Honorine Jobert' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar which typically grows to 3-4' tall and spreads by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (2-3" diameter) with 6-9 overlapping white petaloid sepals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of trifoliate dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica. 'Honorine Jobert' is an old garden hybrid discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. Synonymous with A. x hybrida 'Alba'.

Ranunculaceae family (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee). AKA fall-blooming anemones. Two month fall bloom period. Spreads.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Perennial, #HonorineJobert, #Anemone, #White, #Single, #Windflower, #23W41

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23W41 Anemone U2- (Verdun, Fr 1858) Japanese Anemone Windflower, Mature plant size: 4ft., WHITE, white flowers, yellow stamens with chartreuse centers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW38, In Garden Bed U2 for 6.1 YEARS (Michigan). Planted in 2017.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Genus name is often said to be derived from the Greek word anemos meaning wind. 'Honorine Jobert' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar which typically grows to 3-4' tall and spreads by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (2-3" diameter) with 6-9 overlapping white petaloid sepals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of trifoliate dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica. 'Honorine Jobert' is an old garden hybrid discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. Synonymous with A. x hybrida 'Alba'.

Ranunculaceae family (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee). AKA fall-blooming anemones. Two month fall bloom period. Spreads.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Perennial, #HonorineJobert, #Anemone, #White, #Single, #Windflower, #23W41

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23W41 Anemone U2- (Verdun, Fr 1858) Japanese Anemone Windflower, Mature plant size: 4ft., WHITE, white flowers, yellow stamens with chartreuse centers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW38, In Garden Bed U2 for 6.1 YEARS (Michigan). Planted in 2017.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Genus name is often said to be derived from the Greek word anemos meaning wind. 'Honorine Jobert' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar which typically grows to 3-4' tall and spreads by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (2-3" diameter) with 6-9 overlapping white petaloid sepals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of trifoliate dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica. 'Honorine Jobert' is an old garden hybrid discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. Synonymous with A. x hybrida 'Alba'.

Ranunculaceae family (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee). AKA fall-blooming anemones. Two month fall bloom period. Spreads.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Perennial, #HonorineJobert, #Anemone, #White, #Single, #Windflower, #23W41

Momordica charantia 23W41 Bitter Melon N4- (Asian) Bitter Melon, Mature plant size: 55Days, YELLOW, USDA Hardiness Zone Veg, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW33, In Garden Bed N4 for 287 DAYS (C3). Planted in 2022.

Wikipedia: Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon; Goya; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear; with many more names listed below)[1] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.

NC State University: Momordica charantia is a vigorous, tendril-bearing, frost tender, annual vine of the cucumber family that will grow rapidly to 12-20’ long in a single growing season. Plants are generally grown like cucumbers. Best on a trellis.

Bitter melon has twice the beta carotene of broccoli, twice the potassium of bananas, and twice the calcium of spinach. It also contains high amounts of fiber, phosphorous, and Vitamins C, B1, B2, and B3. They produce after cucumbers are dried up and done for the season.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Veg, #BitterMelon, #Seed, #Vine, #Seed, #A2023, #Momordica, #Fruit, #23W41

Dahlia 'Fabulous' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2015) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-FD-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: This is a truly fabulous 4 1/2" hot fuchsia bloom with a tiny touch of white deep in the petals. Fabulous garden color, fabulous cut flower! Plant height 4'.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FAB, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Fabulous, #Dahlia, #A2023, #23W41

Dahlia 'I'm A Hottie' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2006) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 5ft., A-ID-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: The name says it all! 8" blooms of hot pink, that will just glow in your flower beds. Petals are ruffled and blooms are full, with a strong and sturdy plant that grows to 5'. This variety will be a real show off in the garden.

2023 note: The alias for this dahlia could be 'Im a Biggie'. Just over 6 feet tall this year.. Quite the show off.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #HOT, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #I'mAHottie, #Dahlia, #A2023, #A-ID-PK, #23W41

Dahlia 'I'm A Hottie' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2006) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 5ft., A-ID-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: The name says it all! 8" blooms of hot pink, that will just glow in your flower beds. Petals are ruffled and blooms are full, with a strong and sturdy plant that grows to 5'. This variety will be a real show off in the garden.

2023 note: The alias for this dahlia could be 'Im a Biggie'. Just over 6 feet tall this year.. Quite the show off.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #HOT, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #I'mAHottie, #Dahlia, #A2023, #A-ID-PK, #23W41

Dahlia 'Flamingo' 23W41 dahlia N4- (Miller,H 1989) Peachy Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-ID-LB Class(3110), USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW31, In Garden Bed N4 for 149 DAYS (swan21). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: Bluetiful These 5” peachy coral pink blooms will leave you feeling tropical. These unique colored blossoms are an excellent cut flower, blooming on a 4’ plant.

2021 note: Yes, a smaller plant, not sure it reached 4 feet. 2023 note: Bopth tubers were rather hard. Can up late.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FLAM, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Flamingo, #A2023, #23W41

Dahlia 'I'm A Hottie' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2006) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 5ft., A-ID-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: The name says it all! 8" blooms of hot pink, that will just glow in your flower beds. Petals are ruffled and blooms are full, with a strong and sturdy plant that grows to 5'. This variety will be a real show off in the garden.

2023 note: The alias for this dahlia could be 'Im a Biggie'. Just over 6 feet tall this year.. Quite the show off.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #HOT, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #I'mAHottie, #Dahlia, #A2023, #A-ID-PK, #23W41

Dahlia 'Fabulous' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2015) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-FD-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: This is a truly fabulous 4 1/2" hot fuchsia bloom with a tiny touch of white deep in the petals. Fabulous garden color, fabulous cut flower! Plant height 4'.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FAB, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Fabulous, #Dahlia, #A2023, #23W41

Momordica charantia 23W41 Bitter Melon N4- (Asian) Bitter Melon, Mature plant size: 55Days, YELLOW, USDA Hardiness Zone Veg, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW33, In Garden Bed N4 for 287 DAYS (C3). Planted in 2022.

Wikipedia: Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon; Goya; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear; with many more names listed below)[1] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.

NC State University: Momordica charantia is a vigorous, tendril-bearing, frost tender, annual vine of the cucumber family that will grow rapidly to 12-20’ long in a single growing season. Plants are generally grown like cucumbers. Best on a trellis.

Bitter melon has twice the beta carotene of broccoli, twice the potassium of bananas, and twice the calcium of spinach. It also contains high amounts of fiber, phosphorous, and Vitamins C, B1, B2, and B3. They produce after cucumbers are dried up and done for the season.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Veg, #BitterMelon, #Seed, #Vine, #Seed, #A2023, #Momordica, #Fruit, #23W41

Dahlia 'Fabulous' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2015) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-FD-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: This is a truly fabulous 4 1/2" hot fuchsia bloom with a tiny touch of white deep in the petals. Fabulous garden color, fabulous cut flower! Plant height 4'.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FAB, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Fabulous, #Dahlia, #A2023, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41

Dahlia 'Hollyhill Black Beauty' 23W41 dahlia N4- (Kennedy 2012) Dark Red Decorative dahlia, Mature plant size: 4.5ft., BB-ID-DR Class(3107), USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW32, In Garden Bed N4 for 149 DAYS (swan21). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: Beautiful 6" blooms of black red are an excellent variety for cutting. Nice contrast when used with almost any color in floral arrangements or garden plantings. Plant height is 4 1/2'

2021 note: Very dark red. Not that many blooms. Attractive. Fairly large tubers, easy divide.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #BK, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Dahlia, #Red, #HollyhillBlackBeauty, #A2023, #23W41

Momordica charantia 23W41 Bitter Melon N4- (Asian) Bitter Melon, Mature plant size: 55Days, YELLOW, USDA Hardiness Zone Veg, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW33, In Garden Bed N4 for 287 DAYS (C3). Planted in 2022.

Wikipedia: Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon; Goya; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear; with many more names listed below)[1] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.

NC State University: Momordica charantia is a vigorous, tendril-bearing, frost tender, annual vine of the cucumber family that will grow rapidly to 12-20’ long in a single growing season. Plants are generally grown like cucumbers. Best on a trellis.

Bitter melon has twice the beta carotene of broccoli, twice the potassium of bananas, and twice the calcium of spinach. It also contains high amounts of fiber, phosphorous, and Vitamins C, B1, B2, and B3. They produce after cucumbers are dried up and done for the season.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Veg, #BitterMelon, #Seed, #Vine, #Seed, #A2023, #Momordica, #Fruit, #23W41

Dahlia 'Fabulous' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2015) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-FD-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: This is a truly fabulous 4 1/2" hot fuchsia bloom with a tiny touch of white deep in the petals. Fabulous garden color, fabulous cut flower! Plant height 4'.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FAB, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Fabulous, #Dahlia, #A2023, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41

Dahlia 'Fabulous' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2015) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-FD-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: This is a truly fabulous 4 1/2" hot fuchsia bloom with a tiny touch of white deep in the petals. Fabulous garden color, fabulous cut flower! Plant height 4'.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FAB, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Fabulous, #Dahlia, #A2023, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41

Dahlia 'Fabulous' 23W41 dahlia BX- (SWI 2015) Pink dahlia, Mature plant size: 4ft., BB-FD-PK, USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed BX for 143 DAYS (Swan). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: This is a truly fabulous 4 1/2" hot fuchsia bloom with a tiny touch of white deep in the petals. Fabulous garden color, fabulous cut flower! Plant height 4'.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2023:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #FAB, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Fabulous, #Dahlia, #A2023, #23W41

Dahlia 'Hollyhill Black Beauty' 23W41 dahlia N4- (Kennedy 2012) Dark Red Decorative dahlia, Mature plant size: 4.5ft., BB-ID-DR Class(3107), USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW32, In Garden Bed N4 for 149 DAYS (swan21). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: Beautiful 6" blooms of black red are an excellent variety for cutting. Nice contrast when used with almost any color in floral arrangements or garden plantings. Plant height is 4 1/2'

2021 note: Very dark red. Not that many blooms. Attractive. Fairly large tubers, easy divide.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #BK, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Dahlia, #Red, #HollyhillBlackBeauty, #A2023, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41

Dahlia 'Hollyhill Black Beauty' 23W41 dahlia N4- (Kennedy 2012) Dark Red Decorative dahlia, Mature plant size: 4.5ft., BB-ID-DR Class(3107), USDA Hardiness Zone 8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW32, In Garden Bed N4 for 149 DAYS (swan21). Planted in 2023.

Swan Island: Beautiful 6" blooms of black red are an excellent variety for cutting. Nice contrast when used with almost any color in floral arrangements or garden plantings. Plant height is 4 1/2'

2021 note: Very dark red. Not that many blooms. Attractive. Fairly large tubers, easy divide.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #BK, #Perennial, #tuber, #tender, #Dahlia, #Red, #HollyhillBlackBeauty, #A2023, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41

Chrysanthemum 'Wild Berry' 23W41 Mum Y1- (Cushion Mum) Hardy Cushion Mum, Mature plant size: 24in., PINK, Rose Pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW41, In Garden Bed Y1 for 6.3 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Rose pink Cushion Mum. Low mounds. Advertised as a short 12 inch plant. Mine is ~24 inches tall. Cushion mums are a type of hardy mum or garden mum. The name comes from the way they form a mound or cushion of bloom.

2020 note: Vigorous plant. Quite hardy. Many of the so called hardy mums that I have planted here in Michigan do not make it over winter. This one has survived 3 winters. Not sure of the plants origin, but it seems as hardy as the old time Korean heirlooms. If it is an heirloom, the name would suggest a more recent "marketing" moniker. Bluestone Perennials is the only nursery that I am aware of that carries this plant.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Medium, #Perennial, #Mum, #GardenMum, #Chrysanthemum, #Hardy, #WildBerry, #23W41