"Kate." Though singular in syllable, the namesake remains laden with history and expectation, carried by royals and rebels, artists and icons, sisters and friends alike. Who then is worthy of bearing such a weight?
Over the years here at Coseytown there’s been one very special and hard working individual faithfully supporting my hybridization goals from day one. And she’s always known when the cut flower fit to carry her name presented itself that it would. She is my sister, and this is Coseytown Kate.
Clothed in layers of color, she reads coral mid-purple neutral in a way reminiscent of Caitlin’s Joy and her coloring remains consistent throughout the entire season. Even amongst high competition, Coseytown Kate is an overachiever that has consistently ranked right at the top of the list every season she’s been in the field. In fact, you might say that consistency is one of her superpowers. Her stems are steely yet slender, surviving the hands of a toddler brandishing her as a magic wand and emerging on the other side unscathed. Her leaves strip easily and cleanly. She is a bucket superstar. The first time you hold her in your hands might well be the first time you really consider petal integrity as a distinct -and highly valuable- criteria. Coseytown Kate’s petals are strong making this 3” flower highly resistant to handling damage. What more shall we say…. Ah, indeed, what about the tubers? They’re perfect - robust, sturdy, and well storing 😉. But should we expect anything less? For not only does this one proudly raise the banner Coseytown Cut Flower Dahlia but she also carries the namesake – this is Coseytown Kate.
LeeAnn's Hybridizer Notes
CT™ Kate is a 5’ plant supporting lengthy stems with distant leaf internodes. Meaning, when you’re removing side shoots during a bloom harvest you won’t be doing so at the sacrifice of future blooms!
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 is 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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