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Title: Dahlias overwintered in ground
Post by: hopalong on August 03, 2008, 00:11:14

These dahlias have stayed in the ground in my garden for several years and seem to be doing all right. Not sure what they're all called though.

http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/trinity_house/?action=view&current=8967050a.pbw

Title: Re: Dahlias overwintered in ground
Post by: caroline7758 on August 03, 2008, 11:14:42

Lovely- I've got a couple of dahlias which have overwintered well and plan to gt more!

Title: Re: Dahlias overwintered in ground
Post by: Slug_killer on August 05, 2008, 03:47:32

Is the yellow/red one, Moonfire ? http://www.cmlb.net/ndcdwarf/Page.php?id=15
The bright pink one looks like Purple Gem http://www.cmlb.net/ndccactus/Page.php?id=14

Not sure about the others.

Title: Re: Dahlias overwintered in ground
Post by: Monika on August 05, 2008, 12:35:09

I always have a few dahlias which have over-wintered well and, every Spring I set small bedding dahlias from seed.

At the end of the season, they have produced small tubers and I leave them in the ground where many of them reappear the next Summer.

They're cheap, easy to grow and germinate within a few days and I like the bronze leaved variety, such as Diablo.

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