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, hybrid seed crosses can produce every color except blue and the […]
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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 in many different sizes, too. Here are photos of
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Have you been picking your dahlias this year? We hope so! Here are the three reasons we think you should be cutting your dahlia blooms. Cutting Your Dahlias is Good for the Plants Did you know that it’s good for your dahlia when you pick the blooms? Harvesting the flowers keeps your plants growing and
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It might seem early, but this summer is actually the perfect time to begin preparing next year’s cut flower garden. You may still be in the dreaming phase of growing dahlias, or you may be planning to expand your dahlia patch. You may even be considering growing in a different spot next year, if you’re
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At Triple Wren, we plant about 50,000 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 also check every plant for pest damage and disease on a two-week rotation throughout the season. We weed manually and monitor for
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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.
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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 water. That’s why it’s important to not start watering your
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This is the 9th year we’ve grown dahlias in the big front field on our own farm. We grew them at another location for 5 years before that, and in both locations we’ve done a few things to keep our dahlia healthy and to avoid treating them like a mono-crop. In case you don’t remember
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Are you new to planting dahlias? Let us show you how we do it at Triple Wren! Despite being a large scale grower, all our dahlias are lovingly prepared and planted by hand. This lets us keep our literal fingers on the pulse of our dahlias’ health and gives us the ability to curate our
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How to Fertilize Dahlias Are you looking for information about fertilizing dahlias? We can help! There are three main things to know about properly fertilizing dahlias: Early Season Fertilizing We plant with granulated organic chicken manure fertilizer (5-3-2 + micronutrients!) in our beds, and top dress with more balanced fertilizer about 4-6 weeks later (or
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