Dahlia flowers, a member of the Asteraceae family, are a star in the garden during late summer and early fall. Their beautiful statement blooms come in various shapes, colors, and sizes, from ...

The Virtuoso dahlias are making their debut this year with five colors: Pinkerific, Classy Carmine, Vibrant Violet, Dayglo ...

Flower farmery Pretty Pickings is a self-proclaimed “dahlia heaven” that’s proliferated Robinson’s Belchertown home. She stores 60 tubs, each with hundreds of tubers, in her basement over ...

For common tall garden varietals, pinch dahlias when the plant reaches around 12 inches and has four pairs of leaves. “Stopping” dahlias involves cutting off the top of the main growing stem ...

Dahlias are growing quickly, and it's not long before we see a plentiful supply of colourful flowers in the garden.

Discover the best summer flowers for July, from sunflowers to dahlias, to grow in your garden and use as cut flowers or to ...

Dahlia flowers need to be cut to keep the plant producing more buds. ... cutting just above a pair of opposite leaves with stems that are at least 12 inches long.

Dahlia’s can be 1 inch in diameter, while triple A’s can be more than 12 inches in diameter. The flowers can be balled, semi-cacti, ... Disbudding can double the size of the flower and stem. Never ...

Plant your dahlia tubers as soon as the danger of frost no longer exists–mid to late spring is best in most areas. New growth comes from eyes at the base of the previous year’s stem. Each stem ...

To propagate dahlias from stem cuttings, follow these steps. 1. Snip the Stem. Once the mother plant has a few sets of true leaves, snip the stem just above the leaf nodes, says Walz.

Dahlia flowers, a member of the Asteraceae family, ... Snip the Stem. Once the mother plant has a few sets of true leaves, snip the stem just above the leaf nodes, says Walz.