Everybody loves dahlias! They certainly have a way of capturing the imagination. With their colorful petals and unique shapes ...

Learn when to pinch dahlias, how and why with these expert-approved cutting tips for helping to create a bushier form with ...

What’s yours? Q: For a couple of years now, I get a couple of nice blooms from my dahlia at the beginning of the season. And then, on the other buds, they dry out and die before they open ...

The same effect can be observed in nature: The base of a tightly wrapped dahlia bud, exposed to the sun only when the blossom fully unfurls, is a light yellow or creamy white — while the outer ...

Pinch for perfection As each dahlia plant matures to a height of about 4 inches, “it’s time to pinch the center bud just above the second pair of leaves,” says local dahlia-growing legend ...

Another trick for keeping your dahlia-cutting garden tidy is disbudding. Disbudding is when you pinch off the two side flower buds that form next to the central flower bud. You do this when the ...

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Dahlia tubers planted in five-inch pots of decent ... If you want huge flowers, remove all but the central bud; if you want a mass of flowers, pinch out the shoot tips to encourage more side ...

“The deer came in the last week or two of the season and ate every (dahlia) bud,” said Linda. “I think it was just dry enough that they didn’t have anything else and those buds looked ...