We're super excited to announce that Triple Wren Farms has officially expanded into Canada! This year, Steve and Sarah are beginning to build what we hope will become a truly beautiful, thriving Canadian flower business that will eventually bring all our amazing...
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THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
New Legacy Dahlias from Birch Bay Dahlias
Our lives are filled with dahlias right now, despite the fact that it's winter. Every day we’re either organizing and dividing the 50,000-ish tuber clumps we dug from our field last fall, or busy talking with the amazing hybridizers who created them. Today we’d like...
Two New Salish Dahlias from Noni Morrison
We are so excited to introduce you to TWO new Salish dahlias— Salish Sweet Laila and Salish Glory Be. These dahlias are hybridized by the lovely Noni Morrison, who also hybridized Salish Twilight Girl and Salish Snow Day along with many other beauties--several of...
Far Away, In Gardens I’ll Never Know
Most gardeners know every square inch of their gardening space like they know an old, faithful friend. We cultivate and love our soil, the plants that grow in it, the pollinators and wildlife it attracts, and of course the beauty and bounty it produces. This...
Troubleshooting Dahlia Storage Problems
We’ve talked a lot about storing dahlia tubers over the years, and that’s because it’s one of the hardest parts to figure out when growing dahlias. Some of you live in warm climates and don’t always have to worry about digging/overwintering your tubers, but for those...
Dahlia Seedlings Make Dahlia Tubers
https://vimeo.com/1030390311/bb711a063f?share=copy This video is from October 2022, and while we've improved our method of pollinating and collecting seed so that now the number of "keeper" dahlias we grow is much higher, this still gives you a good look at our...
Frequently Asked Questions about Digging and Storing Dahlias
Every year we get lots of questions about storing dahlia tubers from new dahlia growers and experienced gardeners who have had trouble storing their dahlias over the winter. Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked digging and storing questions. Do I have...
Digging Rooted Dahlia Cuttings After One Season
One of the most common Q’s we receive about our tissue culture rooted cuttings is, “Will they grow a tuber clump in the first season?” Here is your answer! In October 2024, from the thousands of our own rooted cuttings that we planted here at the farm, we are getting...
Digging and Storing Dahlia Tubers
Are you new to digging dahlias? Or just need a refresher because it's been a whole year since the last time you dug up your tubers? Follow along as we dig up the precious tuber clumps of Bloomquist Wild. https://vimeo.com/874680516/d6c6c23187?share=copy Make a Plan...
Should You Divide Your Dahlia Tubers in the Fall or in the Spring?
The lower sections of our field were nipped by frost earlier last week, so we’re going to start digging dahlias this week. It’s hard to believe this season is almost over! We dig our tubers each fall so that we can preserve them from freezing, wet conditions...
Rooted Dahlia Cuttings Growth Summer 2024
This summer we grew out thousands of our own tissue culture rooted dahlia cuttings so that we could compare varieties grown from cuttings with varieties grown from tubers. Here’s what we found:????The varieties that were grown from cuttings flowered before the tuber...
Dahlia Color: 15 Categories You Should Know
Did you know that the American Dahlia Society (ADS) has created 10 color groups + 5 color blends to categorize dahlias? Dahlias bloom in such an incredible spectrum of colors! Because of the amazing genetic diversity contained in the DNA of these glorious plants,...
Dahlia Forms: Sixteen of the Most Common Forms
Did you know that dahlias come in at least 20 forms (plus "micro" forms of most?)? Because of the amazing genetic diversity contained in the DNA of these glorious plants, hybrid seed crosses can produce a vast array of different-looking blooms. These forms can show up...
Simple and Colorful Six-Dahlia Flat Lay
Have you ever made a dahlia flat lay (aka "flatlay" according to Cambridge Dictionary, but I usually stick with two words here)? It's easy to do with your extra blooms or "deadheads." Your flowers don't even need to look great on the back for this project! They just...
All About Growing Dahlias from Seed
Dahlias grow tuber each summer to multiply themselves, but did you know that dahlias also make seeds? In fact, every dahlia you love was grown from a seed and discovered by a hybridizer. If you'd like to learn more about seeds, you're in the right place. We've...
Powdery Mildew Problem-Solving for Dahlias
Powdery mildew is a fungus that lives in soil. It's unlikely to kill your dahlias, but it can infect their leaves/stems and affect the plants’ ability to photosynthesize. It won’t stop your dahlias from blooming, but it will certainly slow them down. Air...















