About Dahlia Tubers

Dahlia tubers come in all shapes and sizes! 
There are big ones and little ones, fat ones and skinny ones,  long ones and short ones!  (Did you just sing that? :)  I did as I wrote it)    Good news is as long as they have all their parts (see below) they are good to go!  Tubers should be firm (think potato).    Color, size, and skin textures vary widely between varieties.  Below are all example of great tubers.   

Parts of a Dahlia
In order to grow a tuber needs 4 parts.  A body, neck, crown & eye (which becomes the sprout).   Because they come in all shapes and sizes,  these parts can look a little different on every tuber.   You will notice that some above have very squat almost non-existent necks.  Others the necks seem to merge into the body.   If you received multiple tubers attached - it's because there was only 1 visible eye between them at shipping.  Eyes are circled to help you find them.  I do not ship tubers without visible eyes.

Why is my tuber bumpy?
If you are asking this based on a tuber you received from me - the answer is lenticles.   
Lenticles are the tubers way of releasing excess moisture to prevent rot during the growing season.  It does not impact health or growth.   


My Sprout Broke Off - Now what? 
Not to worry.   Dahlias are amazing resilient.  Where one sprout broke you will likely see one (or often multiples - they REALLY want to live) appear next to where the previous sprout broke off.    If the broken sprout is big enough - you may even be able to take it as a cutting!   

If you have further questions - I am here to help!   Feel free to email me hello@DragonflyBloomsWA.com.