Dahlias grown from cuttings can be planted out in May and will flower this summer
PHOTOS: SARAH CUTTLE; JASON INGRAM
Dahlia cuttings
Why not try your hand at taking cuttings from the new shoots that sprout from stored dahlia tubers? It’s easy to do and is a technique used by serious dahlia growers to get a head start and produce prize blooms for showing. Dahlia tubers left in the ground over winter won’t be shooting for a few weeks yet, but those potted up indoors may already be sprouting. The new plants you produce can be planted out this summer, alongside the tubers they’ve come from.