How Many Flowers From One Dahlia Tuber. Just plant the tubers in spring and prepare to be amazed. Dahlias will sometimes overwinter in the garden in zones 8 and higher but they intensely dislike wet feet and are prone to rot.
Apr 23 2020 When you plant one tuber in the spring the plant will grow and multiply and when you dig up the plant in the fall you will have MULTIPLE tubers. For example your tubers planted in April should form flowers by June. That is a lot of dahlias.
Dahlia bush can produce up to 20 marketable stems.
Lets first talk about the structure of a dahlia tuber. During the growing season each dahlia plant produces a clump of tubers just below the soil surface. Ive only put up a few here but there are more that I can list in another post. Most dahlias do not produce any scent and attract pollinators through their bright colors.