How to Grow Dahlia

Dahlia Germination Information

How to Sow Dahlia:

• For best results, sow indoors 4-6 weeks before planting outside, maintaining a temperature of 68-70° F
• Sow outdoors when danger of frost is past and cover the seeds with four times their thickness in soil
• Germination takes 5-10 days
• When sowing seed outdoors, we recommend a maximum planting depth of 4X the width of the seed

How to Grow Dahlia:
Spacing:  Space 1-3 feet apart in full sun in good, rich soil; water and fertilize frequently

Additional Care: After the tops have been blacken by frost, dig up the tubers and store them over winter in a bag full of peat moss in a cool place. Replant in spring when danger of frost is past

Appearance and Use:

An easy-to-grow source of bright blooms, grow for borders, beds, and background plantings or for cut-flower arrangements. Floriferous plants, 1-3 feet tall and 1-2 feet wide, are deer-resistant and humidity-tolerant. From early summer till fall, rounded, 1- to 5- inch blooms arise in white, pink, crimson, yellow-red, lilac-purple, and a wide range of color patterns. The flowers can have form such as single, double, formal, informal, quill, anemone, cactus, and pompom

About Dahlia:
Pronunciation:  dal’yu
Lifecycle:  Perennial
Origination: Asteraceae; native to Mexico
Common Name:Dahlia