Dahlia "Tam Tam"

I have never grown dahlias but I have just bought one at a church coffee morning. It hasn't a name, just labelled 'yellow/orange' - I do hope its a lovely compact shape like this one :)

Oh Gee now that you have one .you,ll be addicted,before long you,ll be on the look out for another ..and another I just love them .....

I've always avoided them because of the lifting of the tubers! If I grow them in pots can I just move them into the greenhouse?

I,ve never grown them in pot,s Gee but I would think it would be ok to put into the greenhouse as long as you dont water them untill spring time ....
As a rule I always lift them ,but this year I am going to leave them see what happens ,well thats the plan ,but I might not be so brave when autumn comes lol

Now that is a real beauty, lovely dark shade.

Thanks TOG this one is a really dark colour, lot darker than this photo show,s

nice one....

gorgeous Janette

Thanks Michaella and Eileen ....

Lovely

Thanks Clarice....

Beautiful......I have always left mine in the ground and they have been ok....I just lift the ones i want to propagate from.....The bad winter killed off nearly all my tubers...So im going to be a bit afraid to leave them this winter....But yes they can be grown in pots and over-wintered under cover and kept completely dry....:>)

Now I do the complete opposit...I lift them ,but for some reason ,the ones in the greenhouse went to mush ,,,left a few in by mistake and they survived outside in all that bad weather we had
...I am sad I lost all my other Dahlias ,,but it,s been fun waiting for the new one,s to flower ...I say I am going to leave them to fend for themself.s this winter but when the times comes I might not be so brave .....