Dahlias: Dahlias Summer 2015, 2 by psudan

psudan wrote:
The first photo is a variety named Surprise from last year. The tuber looked terrible but I planted it anyway and hoped for the best. A couple months later, I was rewarded with nice 6"- 8" blooms. The tubers I dug last fall and planted this spring were big, plump and healthy. But the results were this scrawny late bloomer in the second photo. It's barely 4". Just as you can't judge a book by it's cover, never judge a tuber by it's appearance.