{"product_id":"bea-paradise-dahlia","title":"Bea Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome dahlias have a pedigree. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBea Paradise has a love story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Bea Paradise was bred in San Francisco, California, by respected American hybridizer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLou Paradise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its name wasn't dreamed up by a marketing department or pulled from a list—it was personal. Lou named Bea Paradise for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis adoptive mother, Bea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of two dahlias he named in honor of the women he called mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBea Paradise is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaterlily dahlia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3½-inch blooms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e floating above plants that reach about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36–40 inches tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in our field. Its softly cupped petals create the open, graceful silhouette that makes Waterlily dahlias so distinctive. Officially classified as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight Blend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the blooms mingle soft lavender and purple tones with creamy white, creating a cool, luminous flower that seems to change subtly as you look across the petals. The Dahlia Society of California's own photographs show that characteristic light-purple-and-white coloring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis isn't just an obscure old variety we've dragged out of the dahlia history books, either. Bea Paradise was selected as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDahlia Society of California's 2006 Flower of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and years later it was still appearing successfully in Pacific Southwest Dahlia Conference Waterlily competition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor collectors, that history makes Bea Paradise especially interesting: an American-bred Waterlily with a documented connection to its breeder, his family, and the San Francisco dahlia community where it originated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoose's Take:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A beautiful flower named after your mother is already pretty hard to beat. Make it a hard-to-find lavender Waterlily with more than two decades of history behind it, and suddenly I've got another perfectly reasonable explanation for why we needed one more dahlia. You're welcome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a Glance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eADS Classification:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7310\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForm:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Waterlily (WL)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor Class:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Light Blend (LB)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom Size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 3½ inches in our field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant Height:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 36–40 inches in our field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBreeder:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lou Paradise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e San Francisco, California, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed For:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lou Paradise's adoptive mother, Bea Paradise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest For:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cutting gardens, arrangements, Waterlily lovers, and collectors of historic American-bred dahlias\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfessionally grown rooted dahlia cutting. 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