The 2025 growing season here in New Jersey was very difficult. Cool, wet spring followed immediately but sweltering heat and drought. These conditions took a toll on everything in my garden, including some of my dahlias; but Tipsy was an exception! When some of my 200+ dahlias grew to about 1/2 the size of previous years, Tipsy started blooming early and grew to 5.5 feet, producing multitudes of beautiful blooms (color and petal formation almost accurate to the picture on the website; some of my blossoms had more color on the tips.) The plant produced long stems, perfect for cutting, and the blossoms lasted several days in a vase. I can't believe there have been no other comments about this variety until now. If you're looking for a new variety to try and you like the colors/petal formation pictured, I would strongly recommend this dahlia.