STAR CHILD

STAR CHILD

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3"
Bloom size: 3"
4'
Plant height: 4'

A lovely 3" white orchid flowering variety. Darling little one to use in arrangements. Nice strong, straight stems on a 4' plant. Produces small tubers.

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STAR CHILD

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.

Step 1
Picking the right location
Step 2
Preparing the soil
Step 3
Planting your dahlias

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STAR CHILD
VALID AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30

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ALL DAHLIA TUBER ORDERS

Discount excludes prior purchases, gift certificates, gift shop, and cut flowers. Discount automatically applied at checkout. No coupon is necessary. Sale may not be combined with other offers, coupons, or promotions. All tubers will be shipped spring 2027 and must be planted the spring 2027 season, No Exceptions. Starts August 1, 2026, 12:01 am & Expires September 30, 2026, 11:59 pm. Discount does not apply to Phone, Fax, or Mail orders. No Rainchecks or Back-Orders.

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R M.

Star Child is very pretty in the garden and a great attractor of pollinators. I’m rating this an 3 because we grow dahlias to cut and it’s been our experience that the peddles are very delicate & once cut and put on a vase fall off the stem quickly.

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Sandy
Favorite

Star Child is the first dahlia to bloom in my garden and it’s amazingly prolific. Visitors always admire it. For me this plant is 4.5 feet tall and possibly wider than 3.5 feet, flowers don’t last long but there so many of them it doesn’t matter, must deadhead every day and bees absolutely love it.

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Elizabeth
No

The stems on mine were very spindly and short. The flowers had 0 vase life. Also a late bloomer and needed much more support than my other dahlias. I won't grow it next year.

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EVELYN
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SC
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