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How will Arabian nights dahlia do in Texas z 8b?

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Posted by sjp8987 8 (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 12, 09 at 17:43

Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum and I just bought three dahlia tubers 'arabian nights' from Home Depot. The bag is rather heavy so I think they're probably pretty good quality. It says they are size 1 tubers. They have already started growing roots into the soil they came in, so should I plant them in containers now? How large of a container? One per container?

Any tips would be great since these are first dahlias i have grown. shade/sun? water? fertilizer?

Samantha

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RE: How will Arabian nights dahlia do in Texas z 8b?

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First I live on Long Island so I can only say what I would do here. I first grew Arabian nights back in 1985. We loved it. We grow black satin now because it looks like our old Arabian night. If you love the real dark red almost black color that dahlia is for you. I would plant it in a planter with at least a 12 inch opening. Because you are in Texas you might think about getting an umbrella to cover it. Make sure you water every day. Maybe twice a day if the soil dries out.

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