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Dahlia tubers & cut stems

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We grow a small dahlia bed for tubers in spring and cut stems from late summer to frost.

Growing dahlias here

In Massachusetts, plant tubers after the last frost, usually late May. They bloom from August until the first hard frost. Then dig the tubers, dry them, and store them over winter somewhere cool, about 40–50°F, that doesn't freeze. Our guide to digging and storing tubers covers it step by step.

Cut flowers

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Varieties

• Penhill Watermelon dahlia: Giant ruffled bloom in watermelon pink, peach and cream.
• Labyrinth dahlia: Frilled dinnerplate in apricot, peach and old-rose pink.
• Wizard of Oz dahlia: Small, soft pink pompon whose buds open from yellow.
• Thomas A. Edison dahlia: Deep purple heirloom decorative, introduced in 1929.
• Kelvin Floodlight dahlia: Giant clear yellow dinnerplate decorative.
• Jowey Winnie dahlia: Smoky raspberry-pink ball dahlia from Belgian breeder Jozef Weyts.
• Sweet Nathalie dahlia: Blush-pink small decorative with a soft glow.
• Linda's Baby dahlia: Peachy-pink ball dahlia of about 3 inches.
• Café au Lait Rosé dahlia: The rose-pink sister of Café au Lait, a large dinnerplate.
• Otto's Thrill dahlia: Large soft-pink decorative with the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
• Café au Lait dahlia: Huge blush-and-cream dinnerplate dahlia, a wedding favourite.
• Bishop of Llandaff dahlia: Scarlet heirloom dahlia from 1924 with near-black foliage, in bloom from summer to autumn.