Where can I grow dahlias? Select an area of your yard with a minimum six hours of sun, preferably morning light and afternoon shade. Dahlias thrive in well-drained soil that has been enhanced with ...

When you want show-stopping plants with big flowers, nothing beats dinner plate dahlias. These tall, colorful, long-blooming plants feature flower heads that can grow to more than 12 inches wide.

Dahlias are some of the most magnificent flowers you can grow, and they make incredible cut flowers, too. With hundreds of types, dahlias work in any style garden from country cottage to formal ...

Although originally a native of Mexico, dahlias have become a British classic. A few years ago though, they fell out of favour with gardeners who thought of them as an old fashioned, gaudy and time ...

Deadhead spent blooms weekly by cutting stems back to the main branch to encourage bigger, better flowers. Water deeply once or twice a week and feed with a low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus fertilizer to ...

Dahlias offer spectacular color for the late-summer garden. They're fairly easy to grow if you give them what they like -- sun, well-drained soil and a low-nitrogen fertilizer -- and keep the slugs ...

Dahlias flower until the first frost in autumn, meaning lots of lovely flowers for a long time to come. I grow dahlias every year, and few other plants can compete with the amount of flowers produced.

Question: I bought several dahlias, but I know nothing about the care. When should I remove the blooms and feed the plants? Answer: Dahlias are treated as annual flowers throughout most of Florida.