Dahlias are a popular flower for gardeners. It is the national flower of Mexico but loved by gardeners in the United States and the United Kingdom.
No, dahlias are not annual flowers. They are actually perennial plants, meaning they can live for multiple years if cared for properly.
If you live in a place with cold winters, you have to dig up your dahlias and bring them inside for the winter. If you live in a place where it does not freeze during the winter, you can leave the dahlias outside. However you should mulch the area to protect them. until March when you remove the mulch and replant them.
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Dahlias are pollinated by wind, insects or gardeners.
Bees will pollinate dahlias. Humans can pollinate dahlias by hand so that they can create new cultivars.
Dahlias will bloom until blackened by frost.
She picked a bouquet of colorful dahlias from her garden to brighten up the room.
Yes, dahlias are perennials in Zone 7.
Yes, dahlias are perennials in zone 6.
Dahlias have both male and female sex organs in the flower.
Dahlias are perennials, meaning they come back year after year.
Dahlias are perennials, meaning they come back year after year.