I know the big flowers are always going to tend later, just because they need more time to grow to that size, but I get so impatient!
What BIG flowered dahlias have you found bloom the earliest for you?
I think 'Mom's Special' was the first of my big ones to bloom this year. I remember Vassio Meggos showing up pretty early too, but that plant got run over, so I didn't get any flowers from it this year.