I broke down and bought it. Lori

I have five(5) different dahlias. Keep my name if you wish and I will gladly trade very late in the Fall(2010) All my dahlias are in the ground now and growing.

Well, ted, that would all depend upon where you live! Although Arabian Night could normally be bought here, I don't recall seeing Bristol Stripe or Tahiti Sunrise here. And I know I haven't seen Myrtle's Folly, because I would snatch it up in a second. Now that I pretty much know which of my tubers did or didn't survive, I checked our local grower's website...he's all sold out...of everything. And I've been looking at the local stores and there hasn't been much of anything this year, except mixed packages of unnamed tubers. If I had decent looking tubers that I hadn't planted yet, I'd trade.

Dahlia dissecta is found on rocky slopes and ledges in the Mexican states of Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí (a Rand McNally atlas has a one-page map that will show this), or more or less the east-central part of the country. However, they grow at elevations of about 6,500-8,000 feet up in the mountains. Therefore, they donÂt want too much heat. In OR, grow them like you would the cultivated dahlias being careful not to over-water them. In AZ, light shade might be best, but someone that grows dahlias locally might have the most useful information. They will also grow in a greenhouse but generally flower less. The flower heads are delicate but small, single, and range in color from light lavender to light purple. They will not cross with the cultivated dahlias because they have a different number of chromosomes. Where did you find it?