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About this Product
This plant is good for hedge or border type planting. It is covered with bright red 3" blooms on a nice compact 2' plant.
Bloom Size: 3"
Plant Height: 2'
Bloom Time: Early (75 days)
Bloom Style:
- Formal Decorative
Color: Red
Year Introduced: 1975
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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VALID AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30
10% OFF
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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I bought 2 tubers with the idea of planting these along the edge of my flower bed. The grew well and produced tons of blossoms. Then the added bonus, when I dug them up in the fall, those two plants produced over 20 tubers! The blossoms are not huge, but that’s what I expected. Overall I was pleased.
Bought two and neither of them grew.
Grew to only 3”. Most of the tubers I purchased from Swan Island at the same time grew well. Pretty hard to get a refund though. How do we prove this kind of thing?
One of the few from Swan Island that not only didn't bloom - it refused to grow. It's still about 4" tall and it's next to another dahlia from Swan Island that grew amazingly well (so it's not light, soil, watering, etc.). It's just a recalcitrant grower.