Good luck, Brittany. If it were in my yard, I'd be kissing it goodbye! No luck with dahlias here...

About 3 yrs ago I spent a small FORTUNE on Dahlias :( The colors were incredible! Once the blooms were gone they got spindly and ugly and never bloomed again :(
NO MORE DAHLIAS

I am sort of interested here because my sister's name is Dalia (different spelling-same meaning). It would be nice to see if they would grow here.

Dahlias won't grow in the Phoenix metro area, even in a greenhouse. It just gets too hot.

Kevin

I was going to say, how in the heck you got the thing to grow in the heat. It would be a crispy thing in my area. I love dahlias, but I have only had luck with them when I buy in a four inch pot and it is already blooming. Where do you have it in shade or sun, outside, inside??
Carrie

It gets a decent amount of sun... but gets late afternoon shade... it's a small bush... it came in one of those Lowes' packs with gladiolas and other things... I wanted the glads because they were purple (and they are still trying to bloom as well)... I knew the dahlia shouldn't grow here but again, the glads were beautiful... I was shocked myself... just seeing the bud on there made me hope it would follow through... I'll keep you all updated... any more suggestions (or constructive criticism) is welcome :)
Brittany

Dahlia's are my favorite flower and I have been attempting to grow them in the Phoenix Area for 3 years without any success. I would gladly purchase them in a pot already growing if I could find them, and replace them as needed. Any suggestions?