Depending on how much the flowers were twisted or bent, they might continue
to live and grow if there is still some "connective tissue" in there. I have
had delphiniums, foxglove, peonies, and other large flowers with hollow
stems do this, and if I race out and tie them upright with a bamboo stake
and some wire or twine, I have found that often those stems and branches
will go right on living. It's worth a try if your entire display is kaput.
Otherwise, cut the flowers and make a generous donation of beautiful flowers
to your local church, museum, or other place that could use beautiful
flowers.
"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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I planted some large dahlias this year using a support system that someone
(here?) recommended. It consisted of tomato cages that had the lets cut
off. You put the cage on the ground, large circle down, and fastened it
to
the ground with the wire legs that you cut off.

All went well for a while. The dahlia got to be about 6 feet tall and
were
covered with flowers. Last nigh we had a moderate storm with some big
gusts. One neighbor lost his Bradford pear (not that it was a shock).
The
wind broke off my dahlias about two fee from the ground. They are all
bent
over and pinched tightly on main stem. I doubt that they could be
uprighted
and live? Any advice would be appreciated. At this point I assume that
the
only thing I can do is cut them off at the ground and let them start over.