Item Tag: Dahlia Variabilis

This listing is for a package of 120 Pompon Dahlia Mix seeds. Aka Dahlia variabilis. Full sun preferred. Most economic way of growing dahlias is to start them from seed! Excellent cut flower over a long bloom time. If timing and your region allows they can bloom from July through to falls first frost. This mix will produce bright colored semi-double and double Pompon style blooms. Has been harvested as a variety so color mix varies and % per package is unknown. ***Important information to know about dahlias. With Dahlias being Octoploids growing them from seed is always somewhat of a mystery. Every seed will have its own unique flowers that do not already exist. Growing: starting the seed indoors (recommended) up to 4-6 weeks before your regions last frost date. Cover seed with growing medium and keep moist until germination approximately 3-5 days under optimal conditions. Requires soil temperatures of 65-70. Do not start too early as root bound plants will have trouble during transition. Root disturbance can impact plant health. Harden off plants before transplanting outdoors. Direct seeding can be done once all danger of frost has passed and soil temps have warmed to at least 65. If this method is chosen you may get later blooms than if started indoors/transplanted. From seed to maturity is around 90 days. Plants will produce tubers which can be dug and saved to plant out again the following spring. In fall once plants have started to die back but before any major frost cut plants stems back to about 2″ above soil line. Gently dig up tubers and remove as much soil as possible. Before final winter storage let them dry out up to 4 days in a warm location without direct sunlight and sufficient airflow. There are a few different storage methods. It is best to look this up to gain knowledge and determine your preferred method. Plant height 45″ Spacing 12″ Please reach out to us with any planting or growing questions you may have! *** Notice to buyers. With all seed purchases it is assumed that the buyer does some research and applies due diligence to provide the correct germination/growing environment possible. We do not send specific growing instructions with every order (to keep costs down and guarantee free shipping) We are most definitely here to answer questions you might have to help you be successful. Just message us! And if something did not go well please reach out to us! We mail all orders via First Class mail unless the individual listing states otherwise. Larger orders are mailed via First Class package (padded envelope) Please keep in mind some of our seed pricing takes in to account our cost for any additional postage necessary to ensure more fragile and/or bulky seeds are not machined. We do try all we can to help get them to you in the best condition possible. USPS has been fairly unpredictable since the start of the pandemic. It can be hard to rely on posted delivery times and this largely depends on which part of the country the orders are being delivered. If we marked it shipped it was mailed that day. We care about your experience far too much to hold on to any orders. We try our best to process and drop at USPS at our earliest availability. As of May 2022 USPS will be delaying even further up to 1/3 of all First Class Mail. Please allow up to 12 business days for delivery before reaching out. Visit our website to get added to our email list for special promotions, information on new products coming, and more: Gardeningtreasures.com