SPOILED ROTTEN

Of the seven varieties from SID that I grew this year, this and Elija Mason were absolutely loaded with blooms! Spoiled Rotten grew the fastest and on the sturdiest stem. No pest issues or powdery mildew. I will be growing this one again next year for sure. The flower itself is stunning at all stages, but my favorite is when it's fully open and the yellow peaks through the center.

It took months to finally bloom but when it did - wow. Just gorgeous, big, vibrant blooms. I'm going to try planting it much earlier next year and covering it at night. The blooms were a lovely cut flower.

The stems it produces is amazing…strong and very long and the way it changes in color is so color starts as a pinky purple and at full bloom it has a pale yellow center with the petals lavender lined….so gorgeous!!

Since purchasing and growing the tuber in the summer of 2021, I wanted to share an update. My plant in 2021 was giant, definitely the 5' that was in the description. The plant had a very large stem and leaned, but was happy after staking.

Upon digging in the fall of 2021, I found the stem of the plant to be FULL of "roly poly" bugs, something I had never experienced before in a dahlia. I left the tuber to rest in an unheated garage before storing (undivided as I usually don't divide after year 1). The clump had about 5 new, very long tubers.

Upon removing from storage in the spring, I found that the tuber necks were rotted and there was no viable tubers left on my clump. Unfortunately, I lost my spoiled rotten.

So watch for bugs - and watch in storage. Good luck!

Of the 14 new tubers I tried this year, this produced the fewest flowers. A couple of stunners, and then it took a long vacation. When buds next appeared, the season was nearly over. It was somewhat crowded by an adjacent plant, which I finally pruned back. So fingers crossed for next year.