Advanced Dahlia Growing: From Planting to Show-Quality Blooms

The Dahlia's PotentialOf all the summer-flowering bulbs, the dahlia offers the widest range of flower forms and sizes — from the tiny pompons to the enormous dinner-plate decoratives exceeding 25cm in diameter. With the right technique, home gardeners regularly produce flowers of show quality.Tuber SelectionQuality tubers have at least one visible eye (growth bud) near the crown of the original stem. Avoid tubers that are soft, mouldy, or have no visible eye. Divide clumps in late winter, ensu…