Because I live in zone 4, I have to grow Dahlias as an annual. Dahlias bloom from midsummer all the way up to frost. Many times their displayed will become more spectacular as the weather cools. This has been a great year for my Dahlias.
But, all good things must come to an end. I had to clean up my annual flower bed and it was so hard to remove these Dahlias, but it did it right after I took these photos.
This is one plant I hope to grow again next year.
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I am also in zone 4 but have not had the heart to dig up my dalia (I only have 1) This morning I noticed a beautiful new flower on it, I can't dig it up yet. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it doesn't get killed by frost.
I haven't tried dahlias yet because of the dig 'em up factor. I did glads for a number of years until one fall when I couldn't rescue them. I just need to plan a place to put them I guess and give dahlias a try because they are stunning.
Bonnie what a beauty of a dahlia. I have so enjoyed my dahlias from seeds this summer also and want to plant more next year.
Dahlia's are stunning flowers. I love big big colourful blooms.
Dahlias are one of my favorites as well. Digging up the tuber though not so much. The biggest problem here in the corn belt is that the adult corn rootworm beetles (aka the green terrorists) swarm them in August and EAT all the petals. Grrrr.
Your pink dahlias are beautiful. I love photographing this flower especially. You may be interested to check out my post on a local farm family that grows dahlias here in Ontario:
http://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.com/2010/08/dahlias-from-butts-berry-and-flower.html
I love that pink color. I want to find a spot to plant more dahlias next year. I usually just have a few at a time, and this year, did not plant any of the larger blooming ones.
Do you dig yours out each year and keep the roots over the winter, or start fresh each year?
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