"Here Comes the Sun" Collection

Dahlias should be sown indoors in trays or pots 4-8 weeks before your last frost.

Dahlias have a tendancy to germinate at varying rates - so be patient with your seeds!

Wait until the weather is consistently warm before transitioning your young plants into the garden.

Direct seeding of dahlias is not recommended.

depth: 1/4"

germination soil temp: 60-70 degrees

days to germination: 5 to 12 days

site: full sun

spacing: 12"

days to maturity: 100-120

height: 48" - 72"

Dahlias do not open much once they are harvested, so its important not to pick them too early. Cutting the flowers will encourage the plant to produce additional blooms to lengthen your growins season.

Dahlias will continue to bloom until the first frost.

A cut dahlia can be expeced to last about 5 days as a cut flower ina  vase.