Smaller dahlia's

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Sat, Apr 25, 09 at 13:24

I bought a flat of smaller dahlia's from the nursery today. I have been growing the larger dinner plate for a few years now. These say they get to be about 12" tall.

Can I treat these the same as I treat my larger dahlia's? Can they be dug up end of season and planted again, or are they not the same?

Thanks in advance

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Posted by teddahlia (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 25, 09 at 18:26

For several years, nurseries have been selling small "bedding" type dahlias. They are grown from seeds and the flowers are bright but are not comparable to dahlias grown from tubers or cuttings. They will make some tubers and can easily be dug and planted the next year. However, as they say you get what you pay for. Some other "bedding" type dahlias are grown from cuttings and are actual named varieties from Holland. Examples are the Karma and Gallery series. They are about 24 inches tall and have very nice flowers that are very much like the picture on the tag. They too will make some tubers and can be dug and saved over for another year. Swan Island and other nurseries sell tubers of low growing varieties and they really do well also.

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Posted by posy_pet z6Mo. (My Page) on
Tue, May 5, 09 at 19:21

I grew the small dahlias from seed for a few years and dug and saved and planted them the next year.I thought they were very pretty until my daughter in law gave me a few of the better ones.Now I order the nicer ones.Posy Pet

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