{"product_id":"lr-teddy-bear","title":"LR Teddy Bear","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLR Teddy Bear Dahlia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFluffy, orange, ridiculously productive, and apparently named after the one thing you're specifically told not to squeeze at a flower show. LR Teddy Bear piles rich orange petals into big, wonderfully shaggy blooms on a plant that seems determined to keep making more of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLR Teddy Bear—also known as Long Road Teddy Bear—is a 2022 seedling hybridized by Amandine Hall of Long Road Flower Farm on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this one really does look like somebody turned a teddy bear into a dahlia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fully double blooms are packed with rich, warm orange petals, creating a wonderfully fluffy, almost tousled appearance. It's not a stiff, buttoned-up flower trying desperately to keep every petal in formation. Teddy Bear has texture. Movement. Personality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePossibly bedhead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plant grows approximately 5 feet tall with dark green foliage and, according to its breeder and growers who have trialed it, produces flowers with impressive enthusiasm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe're talking heavy bloomer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery productive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtremely prolific.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sort of plant that apparently misunderstood \"Teddy Bear\" as a production quota.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts unusual petal shape adds even more character to the bloom, and that combination of saturated orange color and fluffy texture makes Teddy Bear stand out from the cleaner, more geometrically perfect forms around it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is one little quirk worth knowing: those substantial fluffy flowers can droop somewhat after a good rain. Apparently even Teddy Bears get heavy when they're wet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor cutting, growers recommend harvesting the blooms on the earlier side, and with a plant reportedly throwing flowers throughout the season, there should be plenty of opportunities to do exactly that.\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\u003eHybridizer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Amandine Hall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFarm:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Long Road Flower Farm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeedling Year:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction Year:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Not formally documented\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForm:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fully double, fluffy form; official ADS form not verified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom Size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Not reliably documented\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant Height:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 5 feet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rich warm orange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dark green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom Production:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Heavy bloomer \/ very prolific\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCut Flower:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Yes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eADS Classification:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Not currently verified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy It's Loved:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rich orange color, unusual fluffy petal structure, substantial blooms, and exceptional flower production\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoose's Take\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'll admit it: when somebody names a dahlia Teddy Bear, I expect cute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaybe fluffy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProbably something that behaves itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen I read the grower reports on this thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApparently LR Teddy Bear spends the summer throwing orange flowers around like somebody left a toddler alone with a T-shirt cannon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow you've got my attention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fluffy blooms are fun, but the production is what really makes this interesting to me. Pretty dahlias aren't exactly difficult to find. A pretty dahlia that keeps putting flowers on the plant is considerably more useful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I like that Teddy Bear isn't perfectly polished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe petals have movement. The bloom has texture. It looks soft and slightly unruly instead of like somebody assembled it with a compass and a ruler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's even a little grower honesty built into the package: a big rain can make the flowers droop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf course it can.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a five-foot plant carrying orange teddy bears on sticks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhysics eventually gets a vote.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut give me unusual form, saturated orange color, and a plant with a reputation for pumping out flowers, and I'm willing to forgive Teddy Bear for occasionally needing to sit down after a storm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCute name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSerious flower factory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Dapper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfessionally grown rooted dahlia cutting. 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