I caught the dahlia bug many years ago, but haven’t won the lottery yet so, as much as I’d like to, I can’t fill my garden with piles of new tubers each spring.
So you’d better believe I threw a garden party when I mastered growing dahlias from seed.
For the price of one tuber, I can buy enough seeds to fill up my entire garden with dahlias, and even collect them from my existing plants!
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Our guide to growing dahlias has all you need to know to cultivate these beautiful flowers in your landscape.
If you want to breed dahlias to create new and unique specimens, growing from seed is a skill you must have.
When you take a cutting or divide a tuber, you’ll grow an exact genetic replica of the parent. But plants started from seed combine the characteristics of both parent plants.
You might end up with something magical and new that no one has seen before. Just imagine the accolades as you share your new dahlias with friends and fellow growers.
And it all started from a little seed. Are you dreaming of growing dahlias on the cheap or producing new types?
Here’s what we’ll go over in this guide so you can make that happen:
Dahlias grown from seed will develop tubers by the end of the summer.
You can save these and store them over the winter, if you want, or leave them in the ground if you live in the right climate in Zones 8 to 11.
But, before you can do that, we’ve got to plant those puppies.
When to Start
Dahlias are sensitive to cold temperatures and unless you live somewhere that never freezes, you’ll need to start the seeds indoors before putting them outside when it’s warm
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