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Dahlias range in size from petite one-foot plants to towering six-foot-tall beauties with dinner plate-sized blooms. All dahlia varieties come from native origins in Mexico and Central America ...

Dahlia tubers are prone to rotting in the wrong ... you will need to water or fertilize dahlias more often to keep the plants happy. As long as the soil isn’t saturated or waterlogged for ...

New plants can be expensive and it's easy to grow your own from cuttings. All you need to do is trick the dahlia tuber into making new shoots in late winter. These can be snipped off and are so ...