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Can Dahlias have bulb instead of tuber?

Posted by haimalayangardner (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 5, 08 at 5:12

Recently I ordered Dahlia tubers from a shop in Delhi, India (I live in the lower Himalayan mountains). I received what looks like a bulb. Can these be Dahlias? (It will take me a day of traveling and a day to return to ask the question from shop owner, so I would appreciate any help.)


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RE: Can Dahlias have bulb instead of tuber?

Can you post a picture- that would tell us immediately if it was a tuber or a bulb. Some tubers can be really round & look almost like a bulb especially if it's a pot tuber.
If you can't post a picture then go to the Colorado Dahlia Society site & look at the tubers on a few of the pages where the digging instructions are & see if any look like what you purchased.
Since it's really late to be getting dahlias in the northern hemisphere I'd wonder if you weren't sold something else.

Here is a link that might be useful: page 4 digging dahlias


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