1. Is this a good price? - average price for good quality tubers is $7.00

2. How long do they bloom? Would they work like annuals that I can put in a hanging basket? - They take a few months to start blooming, then bloom continually until frost - they range in size from 15" to 7 feet tall, so while a few types are used in baskets, most need much more room. Just read the labels carefully.

I once purchased a small dahlia already growing in a hanging basket, it was lovely all summer. After dividing the tuber for three years, I now have 15 of them and use them as part of the border of my veg garden. They grow bigger and better in the soil than in a basket.

Thank you. I think I will try a couple.