Meet Coseytown Dollys Heart, a robust and beautifully deep burgundy red dahlia with an interesting story behind her name; keep reading to find out more.
In 2022 our local Greencastle, Pennsylvania community had the opportunity during its weeklong community-wide triennial homecoming celebration, called Old Home Week, to name a brand-new variety. This as-yet-unnamed burgundy red dahlia was on display during the Old Home Week Flower Show for all to see and submit name suggestions for, and there was one name that quickly filtered to the top.
As I quickly learned throughout the process, Greencastle has a very long-standing history of residents that dearly love their hometown; a devotion that is palpable and spans generations. More than one citizen suggested the Dolly name, and for different reasons.
One suggestion succinctly detailed the life of Frances ‘Dolly’ Harris, a courageous Greencastle citizen and Civil War heroine who, as a teenager, defiantly stood up to Confederate Gen. George E. Pickett and his men as they marched through Greencastle, Pennsylvania. I immediately fell in love with this woman's confidence, bravery, and audaciousness. She had heart and her brazen actions are still being talked about some 160 years later.
Another submission suggested the name Dollys Heart, in honor of Dolly Shoemaker who championed the Old Home Week Flower Show for many decades. I can appreciate the dedication someone can give to a cause over a lifetime. Communities are built upon the legacies developed over time by tenacious people that continue to show up.
For all these reasons, I decided on the name Coseytown Dollys Heart. It’s a name that embodies the endearing and enduring qualities of two Greencastle citizens that each left a lasting legacy in their own way. A name that speaks of standing up for what you believe in. A name that exudes bravery and tenacity. A name established in town pride and loyalty.
Coseytown Dream Cart
At Coseytown Flowers we’re always working to improve the dahlia buying experience wherever we can. That means propagating more stock of less varieties - curation over collection. Excluding lower stock items from primary sale events. And innovating the buying process itself with the Coseytown Dream Cart™.
Starting ONE HOUR before Dahlia Sales, log in to your Dahlia Shop account, pre-build your ideal cart and get logged in to your preferred payment processor to begin the checkout process - all in advance of the Sale. Then once the sale begins checkout can be completed in just a few clicks with an accelerated payment method like Shop Pay, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
Please note that this is not an inventory reservation and checkout cannot be completed until the official start of sale. So can we guarantee everybody gets everything? No. Is it a better way forward? We think so.
Thank you for your interest in our original Coseytown dahlia creations!
Coseytown Flowers is a family farm and woman-owned business led by independent occupational American dahlia hybridizer, flower farmer, floriculture educator and entrepreneur LeeAnn Huber.
Every genuine Coseytown® dahlia originated on our farm and was grown for you with love by our small team. We pour ourselves into bringing each one to you as labor of love expressed through our heads, hearts, and hands. Thank you for making it possible! Click here to learn more about Coseytown Flowers and the work we do.
About Coseytown Cut Flower Dahlias
The heartbeat of Coseytown Flowers is firmly rooted in developing the best possible dahlia cultivars for profitable cut flower production. Our cut flower breeding program has been shaped by our own experiences and frustrations as a cut flower farm in search of the best dahlia varieties to bring maximum impact to our operation and bottom line... and our enjoyment as dahlia enthusiasts too!
Every Coseytown dahlia candidate begins its journey in our fields - and must earn its stripes over many seasons to keep its place there. To earn the distinction 'Coseytown Cut Flower Dahlia' each new cultivar must demonstrate its ability to consistently meet or exceed expectations for the following nine key Coseytown traits for maximum utility, productivity and profitability for cut flower production: Vase Life, Stem Length, Stem, Strength, Bloom Productivity, Blossom Orientation, Blossom Attachment, Plant Growth Habit, Tuber Productivity, Tuber Storability
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