QUESTION: Are dahlias annuals or perennials? I keep looking around and can't get a clear answer. Patricia F ANSWER: Dahlias are considered tender perennials. This means that they can return each year as long as they aren’t exposed to frost. In many cases, these flowers … [Read more...]
How to Grow Dahlias
The dahlia flower has a fairly large range of sizes but even the smaller kinds are fairly large, standing at 30 centimeters. The largest dahlias can grow to be around two meters with flowers ranging in diameters from five centimeters to thirty centimeters. The flowers have many … [Read more...]
How to Grow Dahlias
Dahlias are truly stunning perennials in any sized flower garden. Their bushy forms fill borders, containers, and fence lines with mid- to dark green feathery foliage. The green contrasts nicely with dahlias' outstanding blooms. Flowers delight in a broad spectrum of bright and … [Read more...]