At Triple Wren, we plant thousands of dahlia plants in the ground each year. Despite our long rows and larger scale production, we still plant every tuber and rooted cutting by hand! We check every plant for pest damage and disease on a two-week rotation throughout...
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THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
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THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Why do so many dahlia seedlings have open centers?
The heritage of your dahlia seeds determines the quality of your seedlings.
It might seem obvious, but a seedling garden with a plenty of lush open-centered dahlias (think Apple Blossom, Bloomquist Simple, and Totally Tangerine) will tend to produce more open-centered seedlings than a dahlia patch that is planted only with fully-double dahlias.
Our Best Solutions to Specific Dahlia Pest Problems
It can be so frustrating when pests munch on your beautiful dahlias! It's important to have an overall Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPM), but when certain pests visit your garden, here are some solutions you could try. Rabbits Rabbits love young, tender dahlias!...
Best Dahlias for Cut Flowers
Perhaps you are providing flowers for a friend’s wedding or another event, and you need to keep your flowers looking fresh and beautiful for the special day. Maybe you just want your kitchen bouquet to last as long as possible so you can enjoy it. Whatever your reason for wanting long-lasting dahlias, we can help. Here are our best tips for getting the most vase life out of your flowers.
Growing Dahlias From Seed
Every single dahlia you love was once a seedling in a hopeful gardener's dahlia patch. Dahlias are really rewarding to grow from seed. They’re easy to start, they bloom within a few weeks, and if you keep them harvested, they’ll bloom their sweet little heads off all...
Dahlia Growing Tips for Early Summer
Here’s how to take care of your dahlias in the early summer before they bloom, but after they’ve started growing.
How To Grow Beautiful Dahlias
We want you to grow the most beautiful dahlias you've ever had! Here are links to all of the blog articles we've written about how to successfully grow dahlias. How to Plant Dahlia Tubers Healthy Soil is the Key to Healthy Dahlias How Much Space Do Dahlias Need? How...
How to Pinch Dahlias
What is “pinching” a dahlia? Pinching a dahlia is simply removing the top portion of your dahlias plant right above a node. You can do this with your fingers or a pair of snips. We pinch our dahlias when plants are about 8”-12” tall and it doesn’t hurt the plant at...
How to Water Dahlias
Looking for information about how to water your dahlias? We can help! Keep reading to find out all about how to successfully water your dahlias. Wait to Water Until Dahlias Start Sprouting Did you know that dahlia tubers don’t absorb water? Their feeder roots absorb...








