Dahlia Love – HELP! Irish Glow or Frank Newaukum?

All plants grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Gardening personality relaxed and experimental, purist about very little. Growing Days approximately 135

I thought I knew. I thought they would be different enough for me to tell the difference. Whoops!

FIRST: The dahlia below was not prolific. It gave me a single bloom, about 1-2″ across. The plant was very bushy and did not grow over 2′ tall. Very pretty. I thought the coral red with the lemon yellow in the inner petal was unique and quite lovely.

Irish Glow or Frank Newaukum?
Frank Newaukum or Irish Glow? Photo credit C.Elisabeth 8thdeadlysin

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Frank Newaukum or Irish Glow?  Photo credit C.Elisabeth 8thdeadlysin
Frank Newaukum or Irish Glow? Photo credit C.Elisabeth 8thdeadlysin

Second: This dahlia above was the most prolific dahlia in the garden. It bloomed early and often. The blooms were approximately 4″ across and the plant was 4′ high. Blooms were vibrant early and late, and washed out in the middle of the season. It was also quite pretty, and a touch pinker toned than the other dahlia.

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