Red Pepper Wisdom -hybrid of Ottawa

 
"Open Soul Wisdom" was a dahlia we grew in 2012 from seed here in Ottawa. 

It is a nice sturdy plant, which doesn't need too much support. Stems are strong.

Petals are delicate and fade out to white as the flower ages.

The 2012 growing season here was exceptionally warm and dry and we collected many seeds. Seeds from one flower of this plant were collected and were used to start about 30 hybrids in 2013 (this years's garden) Two of them were worth keeping: Rupi's Ruby Star, and Claire's Sunshine.

The plant is about 4 ft high.