Dahlias have showy petal-packed blooms in myriad shapes, sizes, and colors. Originally native to Central and South America, today's garden hybrids are tender perennials that grow from tuberous roots.

For common tall garden varietals, pinch dahlias when the plant reaches around 12 inches and has four pairs of leaves. “Stopping” dahlias involves cutting off the top of the main growing stem to ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alex Manders / Getty Images When you want show-stopping plants with big flowers, nothing beats dinner plate dahlias. These tall, ...

Native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America, dahlias are known as one of gardening’s most rewarding flowers, and rightfully so—they produce an incredible rage of colors, sizes, and forms.

SEATTLE — Few perennials can match dahlias when it comes to producing non-stop flowers. Their gorgeous blooms add beauty to any area of the garden, and if you get in half the trouble I do (How did I ...

Just like perennial plants, some garden questions come up year after year. How to keep geraniums, fuchsias and dahlias from dying over winter is one of them. “Some plants are what we call tender ...