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Growing dahlia from seed

mchuamchua Posts: 210
in Problem solving
Hello. I tried this for the first time. Some of them turned out lovely. However a couple of buds go like this...


Has anyone experienced this before, and what causes it?

The next picture is from the same plant too, so some success here and there.  Thank you  :)




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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited August 2023
    All of mine are grown from seed and some have been in the ground 5yrs or more. I do get the occasional weird bud and sometimes a flower with only a few petals - it just seems to happen - no idea why, but the flowers are so abundant during the summer a dodgy bud or two is nothing of concern - just cut it off
    If it's squishy it may have had rain damage.
    Great looking plants! :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Earwigs nibble the buds sometimes.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • mchuamchua Posts: 210
    Thanks. They’re having another flush which is nice. 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    If you keep removing the dead flower heads it'll keep flowering until the frosts get it.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • mchuamchua Posts: 210
    Pete.8 said:
    If you keep removing the dead flower heads it'll keep flowering until the frosts get it.
    Will do. Thanks
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