5 Irresistible Reasons Why You Should Grow Dahlias

Photo by Angie Svinarenko

Oh dahlias,

I started with 5 dahlias my first year and now grow over 800 each year! Do I have a problem? Possibly. Do I regret it? Absolutely not. And if youโ€™re not already growing dahlias, hereโ€™s why you should immediately hop on this slightly obsessive yet highly rewarding train:

1. The More You Cut, the More They Bloom

Dahlias are like that one overachiever in schoolโ€”give them a little attention, and theyโ€™ll keep producing more. Snip a few blooms, and theyโ€™ll reward you with a never-ending floral encore. Seriously, you could have fresh flowers every week, and your plants will just keep saying, โ€œOh, you like that? Hereโ€™s more!โ€

2. Thereโ€™s a Dahlia for Everyone

Big, small, frilly, spiky, neon pink, deep burgundyโ€”these flowers come in so many shapes and colors that even the pickiest plant person will find the one. Iโ€™d bet my entire dahlia stash (which is basically my life's work at this point) that youโ€™ll fall in love with at least one variety. Probably ten.

3. The Best ROI in the Garden

Dahlias multiply like theyโ€™re trying to take over the world. Plant one, and next year, youโ€™ll have five. Itโ€™s like a pyramid scheme, but one where everyone wins. Learn to divide them properly, and soon youโ€™ll be handing out tubers to friends like party favors.

4. Theyโ€™re Almost Too Easy to Grow

Think you donโ€™t have a green thumb? Think again. Dahlias donโ€™t need coddling. I donโ€™t fertilize them, I donโ€™t pamper them, and yet they still deliver buckets of blooms. If only everything in life were this low-maintenance.

5. They Add Instant Garden Drama

Want a flower that stops people in their tracks? Dahlias have that covered. From petite border varieties to dinner plate dahlias the size of your face, theyโ€™re guaranteed to make your neighbors wonder if you secretly have a professional gardening team. Spoiler: You donโ€™t. You just discovered the magic of dahlias.

So go ahead, plant some dahlias. Just be warned: it starts with five, and before you know it, youโ€™ll be explaining to your family why you need an entire field for โ€œjust a few more.โ€

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