How to Grow
Dahlias are grown from tubers (similar to a bulb, but thin-skinned like a potato). Plant tubers in the springtime, about the same time as you would your vegetable gardens or when the ground is warm enough to work up and play in daily. Plant them in a full sun location (giving them 6-8 hours of direct sunlight) and enjoy blooms all summer long. They will bloom and provide you with color and abundant flowers for cutting and enjoying throughout the summer.
The more you cut a dahlia plant, the more it will bloom. Most cut dahlias will last up to 5 days once cut and treated.
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Love this dahlia! Stands up to the hot & humid Southern Ohio. Very sturdy plant… I stake them all, but this one is already a sturdy straight plant.
I planted 4 tubers this spring and this is my favorite! It has provided several gorgeous blooms (despite not being pinched) and the stalk has been sturdy enough not to be staked.
FAVORITE - I am a first-year dahlia grower. Northern CA garden. Early flowers peach/pink/yellow evolved into smiling rose-peach by late September. Easy to stake -- the long stems lean but don't bend. Good vase life, good stems, good branching yet not a branch-riot.
I bought this first year dahlia because she is gorgeous. But the plant was not super vigorous. She gave me two perfect flowers, but barely made it to 3 feet. Very susceptible to powdery mildew. Im gonna over winter and try again. But the jury is still out on this one.
This plant has been the highlight of my garden. It bloomed early, had perfectly formed flowers that stayed all summer. Very stable when cut. Visitors always ooh and ahh over this one. The plant looks like a vase filled with flowers. Prolific, grows to about 5 feet. Picture does not do it justice. It looks 3D in person.