Our Most Stunning Dahlia Collection | Flower Farm Tour

Hello flower fans and welcome back to Turbo Farms, your specialty cut flower farm here in the heart of Los Altos, California. And today I'm beyond excited to take you on a tour of our 2025 Dahlia collection. Get ready Dahlia lovers, we've got nine brand new varieties blooming in our Dahlia patch right now. Plus I'm going to share a mystery Dahlia discovery that has me absolutely dreaming about Dahlias. And stick around because I've got a head format secret about a game-changing feeding technique that's transformed our Dahlia performance this season. Let's dive right into these stunning new additions to our Dahlia family. And here we have Sweet San, a new farm favorite. She's a very vigorous grower, being one of our first Dahlias to push blooms. Check out her luscious dark stems and high petal count. Speaking of petals, her petals are light pink and if you look closely they look airbrushed with a mix of lavender and coral, giving a beautiful peach hue. Come here and check out Valley Porcupine. Isn't she just so cute? Now its name had me kind of curious and she was a must try for this season. I love her spiked cream petals, kissed with a bit of hot pink. She's actually a perfect cactus type Dahlia that is great for adding texture and movement. The petals are so unique and add such a wonderful dimension to our garden inspired arrangement. Ooh, Aloe Candy, a gift from one of our fine flowered friends. She has a beautiful bisque white center that is flanked by baby pink petals. Some of ours even have this beautiful swirled center, reminiscent of our cafe au lait Dahlias. Now let's slowly break ourselves in here to our exclusive club of Ananime Dahlias. First up, we have Dad's Favorite. Now I'm not usually a fan of single petaled flowers, but Dad's Favorite is the exception. Her petals scream magenta, violet, and purple. But wait, she elevates herself several notches with her unique pincushion center. Check out the intricate etching. Reminds me of someone else I know, Don Richardson Peony. Now this is how I fell in love with Anemones. This is Polka. Did you know one of my most favorite pictures is me holding a big bucket of these beauties? Her petals are an ivory cream, splashed with a hint of cranberry, and her center just explodes with sunshine. If you only have room for one Ananime Dahlia, this is the one to have. Lights, camera, action people. This is Molly Raven. This is the only type of drama we like here at the farm. Her dark stems command attention, opening up to her deep magenta, velvety, burgundy blooms. You can even catch hints of pink and peach undertones as she opens. Perfect for those moody, sophisticated arrangements we love creating here at the farm. Now no Dahlia tour is complete without a Dahlia from our local and infamous Dahlia breeder, Christine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias. Here we have Christine's, or better known as Ka's, Rosy Jo. Look at the depth and richness of her color. I would describe the color as a smoky rose magenta, and the petals, they have this gorgeous velvety finish that catches the morning light perfectly. Get ready to be starstruck. Here is Bloomquist York, bred by Paul and Barbara Bloomquist, Dahlia breeders up in the great northwest that have brought an amazing number of beautiful new varieties to the Dahlia world. Experience her deep brown sugar caramel-like petals. Look at this warm fire through the center. Get ready for a striking autumn palette with York. Ready for a powerhouse Dahlia? Meet Coralie. She is a heavy hitter, a heavy producer, and she checks a lot of boxes when it comes to color. When caught early, her center has a dark hint of lavender, and she opens up to this beautiful blush pink with a hint of cream and a kiss of sunshine. Now for that mystery I mentioned. We discovered something surprisingly beautiful about starting Dahlias from seed. Well, look what some of our floret shooting stars seed produce. I am absolutely in love with these colorette and anemone style Dahlia. Some of them even have a dual personality. They have a little bit of an anemone type center, and also note the distinctive wispy inner colorette characteristics with those distinctive not-so-flat outer petals. It's like getting two different Dahlia types from one plant. Nature never ceases to amaze me. But here's where I need your help flower fans. These colorette Dahlias are in their second year of growing and are unnamed. Yes, unnamed. Should I name them after my kids? I need some suggestions. Drop a name or two in the comment section below. Here's my head farmette secret for Dahlias for 2025. Foliar feeding with handy farm tech products such as this electric powered backpack sprayer by my four sons has been an absolute game changer for our Dahlia performance. We're talking almost effortless, even, and thorough spraying for all of our plants. We simply add our fertilizer and our spinosad insecticides into the tank, dilute appropriately, and spray every two weeks throughout the growing season. Happier and healthier plants have made a remarkable difference in bloom size, stem strength, and overall plant vigor. The foliar application gets nutrients directly to the leaves where they can be absorbed quickly. We spray early in the morning when the stomata are open and within days you can see the difference in leaf color and plant energy. If you want to try this technique in your own Dahlia garden, I've got an affiliate link in the description below where you can get your hands on your own backpack sprayer from my four sons. Speaking of Dahlia care, let me share some key tips for growing these beauties in your own garden. First, Dahlias love well-draining soil but consistent moisture. Here at our farm we opt to plant our Dahlias in raised beds, not only for better drainage but also to protect them from the evil gopher who likes to munch our Dahlias like candy. Secondly, support is crucial. If you're staking individual plants, get those stakes in early at the time of planting. Trust me, it's much easier than trying to stake a full-grown plant without damaging the tubers or root system. Here at our farm we use tenets placed horizontally and also add in a corral of twine later in the season. Thirdly, deadheading is your friend. Remove spent blooms regularly to keep the plant producing and don't forget to cut flowers for your friends, cutting your flowers deep and the more they will bloom. If you're loving this Dahlia tour, make sure you've subscribed to our channel and hit that notification bell so you never miss our seasonal farm updates. We've got more Dahlia content coming your way, including our tuber harvesting process this fall. Be sure to check out our Dahlia care guide on our website. It's completely free and it's packed with everything you need to know to grow spectacular Dahlias in your own garden. The link is in the description below and don't forget to sign up for updates at TurboFarms.com. We'll have our Dahlia tubers up for grabs come early March. Until next time flower fans, flowers or busts.