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American Dahlia Society __ Learn about the society, the flower, and find a directory of local dahlia societies. - illustrated - From American Dahlia Society - http://www.dahlia.org/ 

Cal's Dahlia Home Page __ An excellent overall site about dahlias with some spectacular photos. - illustrated - From calsdahliapage.net - http://www.calsdahliapage.net/

Colorado Dahlia Society __ "The Colorado Dahlia Society. Articles on choosing and growing dahlias, photo galleries and membership information." - illustrated - From dahlias.net - http://www.dahlias.net/

Dahlia __ While not a site about 'growing' dahlias, there is enough related information to make a visit worthwhile, such as types and bloom forms. An encyclopedic article. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia 

Dahlia Societies __ A list of dahlia societies from around the world. - From dahlia.org - http://www.dahlia.org/societies.html

 
Dahlias FAQ __ "It is important to understand dahlias grow from tubers and are not bulbs. Dahlias must be planted in warm, well-drained soils at springtime. Dahlias are generally planted about the same time you would plant your vegetable garden." Basic information and answers to questions. - From gladiola.com - http://www.gladiola.com/dahlias.htm 

Dahlias for the Home Landscape __ "Dahlias, Dahlia variabilis, are a popular addition to the landscape because they have a wide height range (1 to 6 ft) and a variety of flower shapes and sizes (2 to 12 inches). Color range includes orange, pink, purple, red, scarlet, yellow, and white. Some flowers are striped or tipped with a different color. Dahlias begin blooming in early summer and continue to frost. Flower production may slow with high summer temperatures and moisture stress." Now that you know that you would like to have them, find out how. - From North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8500.html

Digging and Storing Dahlia Tubers __ "At one time, dahlia tubers were quite expensive. Today, however, the price for tubers at local Society tuber sales is such that many people choose to buy new tubers each year rather than digging and storing their tubers. At the same time, others write or call requesting information about digging and storing tubers. This page is prepared for the first time dahlia grower who intends to dig and store the tubers produced." - From dahlias.net - http://www.dahlias.net/dahwebpg/TuberStor/TuberStor1.htm 

Growing Dahlias __ A basic look at the growing of dahlias. - From essortment.com - http://nene.essortment.com/growingdahlias_rwtk.htm 
 
Growing Dahlias __ A basic look at the growing of dahlias. - From Ohio State University - http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1245.html 

Growing Dahlias __ A basic look at the growing of dahlias. - illustrated - From University of Nebraska - http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/Horticulture/g189.htm 

Growing Dahlias __ "It's a waterlily -- It's a cactus -- It's an orchid -- It's a peony. They're all dahlias. The most versatile of garden flowers, dahlias are available in dozens of shapes and in sizes ranging from petite mignons and poms little more than an inch across to giant decoratives over a foot in diameter." You will find growing information from planting to digging, and much of what to do in between - illustrated - From The Puget Sound Dahlia Association - http://www.tac.seattle.wa.us/adad/psda2.html 

Growing Dahlias __ "Dahlias are a stellar addition to any garden. Native to Mexico, where they grow wild on hillsides, these tender bulbs bloom in many colors from summer until frost. They vary in height, too, so it's likely there's one to star in your garden production." A good overview. - From Better Homes & Gardens - http://tinyurl.com/68ozv 

Guide to growing dahlias __ "Knowing what you want from your dahlia garden is the first step in planning its location, layout, and variety selection. Dahlias can be used many ways in your garden. Individual or small clusters of plants set within existing landscaping act as attractive summer-long color and highlight. " A complete guide. - illustrated - From corralitosgardens.com - http://www.corralitosgardens.com/page3.html

How To Dig, Divide and Store Your Dahlias __ "If you live in a mild climate such as we have here in the Pacific Northwest, most years you can get away with leaving your dahlias in the ground if your soil is well drained and you mulch deeply to protect from frost. However, there are three good reasons for not leaving your dahlia tubers in the ground. In a really hard winter some dahlias will be lost to a hard freeze." Learn what the other two reasons are along with finding a lot of other information about dahlias. - illustrated - From scdahlias.org - http://www.scdahlias.org/howto/digdivide.html 

How to grow Dahlias __ "Other than an important place in perennial borders and beds, dahlias have a definite place of their own ... grown In gardens by themselves, carefully staked, fed, watered, and disbudded with extreme care, they will produce relatively few flowers of overwhelming size and perfection. They have become known as the Man's Flower." growing information - backyardgardener.com - http://www.backyardgardener.com/plants/gdal.html 
 
How to Grow Dahlias __ "When the weather warms up and settles, gardeners everywhere say “Let’s plant dahlias,” knowing there is no more colorful flower for the grounds, none better for cutting and exhibiting." Learn how to do it. - from organicgardentips.com - http://organicgardentips.com/how_to_grow_dahlias.html 

How To Grow Dahlias __ Dahlia growing information for those of you in the UK. - illustrated - From jrg-dahlias.co.uk - http://www.jrg-dahlias.co.uk/how_to_grow_dahlias.htm 

Mid Island Dahlia Society, Links to All Things Dahlia __ Just what the title says it is. You will find links to many dahlia growing resources. - From midislanddahlia.com - http://www.midislanddahlia.com/links.html
 
National Dahlia Society, NDS __ Learn about this United Kingdom dahlia organization. You will find a lot of information related to the growing of these wonderful flowers. - illustrated - From National Dahlia Society - http://www.dahlia-nds.co.uk/

Planting, Growing and Caring for Dahlias __ You will find a guide to the care and cultivation of Dahlia plants, with tips on planting, digging and winter storing. - illustrated - From thegardenhelper.com - http://www.thegardenhelper.com/dahlia.html 

Selecting Dahlias to Grow __ ""The Fabulous Fifty" is a good starting point. It provides a quick over view of the best of the various kinds and sizes of dahlias raised by most dahlia societies." You will learn about selecting dahlias for garden display or show. - From dahlias.net - http://www.dahlias.net/dahwebpg/SendUs/SelectDahlias/Decide.html

_____ Dahlia Photo, Art and Image Links_____ 

Dahlia photos by color __ Website of a commercial grower with wonderful galleries of dahlia cultivars divided by color. - dahlia pictures - illustrated - From hamiltondahliafarm.com - http://www.hamiltondahliafarm.com/dahliaphotos.html

Flowers - Dahlias __ No annotations but a few pages of lovely click-to-enlarge photos of dahlias. Pictures of Dahlias - illustrated - From webshots.com - http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/5122050jOYyzUwiDG

Golden Gate Park - Dahlia Photos __ Click-to-view galleries of several seasons worth of dahlia photos from Golden Gate Park. Pictures of dahlias - illustrated - From Laura Maish and Bill Storage - http://www.bstorage.com/photo/US/CA/SF/GGPark/Dahlia/
 

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