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Old 25-07-2011, 04:42 PM posted to rec.gardens
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On 7/25/11 1:52 AM, candy girl wrote:
ive put new dahlia tubers in as normal but they have only grown
verysmall instead of the large ones they usually are where have i gone
wrong?


There are dwarf dahlias. At a public garden where I am a docent, they
often plant dwarf dahlias in the spring for summer bloom. This year,
they planted dwarfs with dark red foliage, something I never saw before.

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