Anyone who grows dahlias can save dahlia seeds, but experienced growers tend to develop their unique methods for saving and collecting dahlia seeds. Their specific methods yield the fantastic results we see in their hybrids over and over. There are several ways to influence the results of hybridization, and since dahlias have way more chromosomes […]
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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 methods for growing and harvesting tubers from seedlings! Each year we plant a few thousand dahlia
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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 gathered up all of our best resources about
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Did you know that after your dahlia blooms fade, seed pods can form? If your flowers are well-pollinated, after the pods turn dry and papery, you can harvest lovely seeds to plant next spring. Each one will be a unique, hybrid dahlia, often looking nothing like its “mother.” If you feel your seed pods won’t
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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.
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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 summer long for you. But dahlias grown from
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How do you choose whether to start seeds indoors or wait and start them outside? There are a few key things to consider when making this decision. We made a free downloadable flow chart to help you figure out if you should start your seeds inside or direct sow them outside. Click on the image
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Did you know you can grow dahlias from seed? It’s not the same as growing a dahlia from a tuber because each dahlia seed makes a unique dahlia. Dahlias have 8 sets of chromosomes, which means they have some marvelous genetic diversity. The seeds from one “mother” seed pod might make flowers which all look
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If you’ve ever grown a fantastic dahlia from seed, you’ve probably wished you could share it with the whole world! It’s fun to give tubers of your creations to your gardening friends, but wider distribution… can be challenging. At Triple Wren, we’ve cracked the code on sharing big numbers of beautiful dahlias, and I’m here
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We don’t let dahlias go to seed early in the season, and here’s why: Every dahlia plant is growing with the “goal” of reproducing. To accomplish this, dahlias have two options: making seeds, and making tubers. If they are allowed to make seeds too early, then they think they’ve finished their job and begin to
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