A question about the cuttings though. Mine are about 10 inches tall, have not flowered but are good healthy bushy plants. What do I do in the winter, do I leave them in the pots, not sure if such small plants have tubers yet or not. I always overwinter tubers in the greenhouse but first year I have grown cuttings.
I have a dahlia currently blooming well. It's the first one I've grown and new heads are still forming despite it being September. How long can I expect it to keep flowering, and should I chop off the whole bush down to the main trunk once the last flower's gone? I cut off the heads as soon as the petals fall off, as I read in another thread that this promotes new heads growing.
I think next year I'll grow one in a large pot at the front of my house, as the one that's grown in the soil is a nice overall size.
Are there any easy-to-grow plants similar to a dahlia that flower in the months a dahlia doesn't?
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I love all the little bedding type dahlias. They always throw up lots of beautiful colours
Thanks Verdun so it's the single one I love I don't like the pom pom one's
and yes the bees' love them
James
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only just seen your reply xx
A question about the cuttings though. Mine are about 10 inches tall, have not flowered but are good healthy bushy plants. What do I do in the winter, do I leave them in the pots, not sure if such small plants have tubers yet or not. I always overwinter tubers in the greenhouse but first year I have grown cuttings.
Thank you Verdun
I have a dahlia currently blooming well. It's the first one I've grown and new heads are still forming despite it being September. How long can I expect it to keep flowering, and should I chop off the whole bush down to the main trunk once the last flower's gone? I cut off the heads as soon as the petals fall off, as I read in another thread that this promotes new heads growing.
I think next year I'll grow one in a large pot at the front of my house, as the one that's grown in the soil is a nice overall size.
Are there any easy-to-grow plants similar to a dahlia that flower in the months a dahlia doesn't?
Hi have any of you got any seeds from your dahlias that could be used on the seed swap thread.this is a great help for many people with thier gardens.