I have been growing two types of dahlias from some big chains for about 5 years, icarus and berry blast, when I got one of each and stored them that winter and spit each year to the point where I ended up growing 3 of each the next year.
I did the same every year after where I kept 3 and gave away or sold the extras and grew them mostly in large cloth and plastic planters and one of each in one of my raised garden beds and two years ago I let some of the flowers go to seed and grew about a dozen from seed to see what happened.
I got a mix of ones that looked like a combination of the two with one that looked exactly like the icarus style flower head, double flower head, but instead of the yellow with reddish edges it was the same color of the berry blast without it's bigger middle flower head so I am regrowing that one also.
I got a basic yellow one similar to these from another plant store around here last year and it did ok but not super great unlike those two but I did manage to get about 3 more possible tubers from it's splits this year so I will see how it does.
I picked up a pack of duet dahlia tubers from a big chain store to try out and decided to expand from the normal compact sized dahlia's that I can only really get around here in stores in a 4a growing zone.
I really liked the looks of pompons and ball style dahlias so I found a decent store nearby that sold these, old house gardens, with good reviews and ordered them on Monday and got them earlier today.
I got two of each of bantlings and roccos that are both pompons, two stolz von berlins that are ball style, and just to try it out I also got two of orfea's that are a cactus style.
The pictures are after I gave then a soak in warm water to rinse them off and let them dry after a few hours before I planted them in temporary planters until I can plant one of each in two of my raised garden beds at the end of this month and I will also be putting one of each in 10 gallon cloth bags.
The dahlia addiction is going strong.
by Chompman101
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Do not soak tubers. Old House Gardens is an excellent grower and you should follow their instructions.
“The dahlia addiction is going strong.” love that. Get that!