Ordering

Placing an item in your cart does not hold that item for you. Tubers are removed from online inventory and reserved for you only after you have completed the process of checking out.

Shipping

Tubers will be shipped via Priority Mail through USPS, beginning in April- weather permitting. Each tuber will be individually packaged in zip top bags. Upon arrival, tubers should be removed from the bag and stored until planting using the customer’s preferred storage method.

Shipping rates through USPS (within the lower 48 states):

1-4 Tubers $11

5-15 Tubers $19.30

16-40 Tubers $26

Farm pick-up will be available Saturday April 5, 2025, at our location in Stanwood Washington.

Combining Orders

At this time we will be unable to offer combined shipping for multiple orders.

Guarantee

We guarantee you will receive a tuber with at least one viable eye that may be dormant, swollen, or sprouted. Please retrieve and inspect your package immediately upon delivery, and notify us via email within 3 days with any concerns. After the 3-day inspection period, the buyer accepts full responsibility for tubers. We cannot make any further guarantees after delivery, as we cannot be held responsible for improper storage, weather, growing conditions, pest damage, plant performance, failure to thrive, or negligence. We make our very best effort to send healthy, viable tubers that will grow happy plants, and produce beautiful blooms, however, much of that is up to mother nature, and YOU the caretaker!

Variety Descriptions

Descriptions come from the American Dahlia Society’s Online Classification Guide. When a variety is not registered with the ADS, we use other resources to determine size, form, and color to the best of our abilities. Occasionally, the hybridizer, or exact year of introduction is unknown. In those instances, we provided whatever information is available.

Storage

We dig, wash, and divide in a single day, followed by one last washing before leaving tubers to dry in the garage for at least 36 hours. Cool fall temps in the PNW means it takes a bit for tubers to dry enough for labeling. Tubers are then labeled, and packed in bins of peat moss in the garage for their winter's nap. Prior to shipping, tubers will be packaged into individual zip top bags before making their way to their new home in your garden. If you do not plan to plant immediately, we recommend that you move tubers to your preferred storage method until planting time.

Planting

Each dahlia grower has their own method for planting. We often start tubers in pots indoors to give them a jump start on the season as it takes a while for our soil temps to warm in the spring. Earlier plants means earlier blooms!  However, it takes a good amount of time and space which is not for everyone. General recommendation is to plant tubers outdoors after the risk of frost has passed. Tubers should be planted horizontally 4-6” deep, with the eye facing upward. Tubers should be planted in moist but well-draining soil once soil temperatures have reached 60*F. Unless planting in arid conditions with dry soil, dahlias should not be watered until there is at least 3” of growth above ground.

Virus in the Dahlia World, Inspection, and Sanitation

In their continuing virus research, the American Dahlia Society estimates that 87% of outwardly healthy dahlias grown in the US contain a dormant virus. What does that mean for us as dahlia enthusiasts? It means that even if you are growing just a handful of dahlias, it is darn near impossible that you have a virus free garden. On the up side, these plants are resilient, and are still growing big and beautiful and providing us with armfuls of gorgeous blooms. As people, the better care we take of ourselves, the less likely we are to be affected by the germs we encounter. The same holds true for dahlias. Taking care to nourish plants is the best way to make a happy, healthy garden. Unless tested in the laboratory, it is impossible to know if virus-like symptoms such as curling leaves, stunted growth, and leaf discoloration are simply an indication of outside factors such as nutrient deficiency and other variables.

In our garden, plants are inspected regularly, and removed when their performance indicates they are not thriving. We are inspected yearly by the Department of Agriculture to ensure that we are running an operation that is as healthy as possible.

During the season, following ADS recommendations, tools are cleaned between each plant as we cut bouquets and deadhead. We sanitize between each clump as we divide tubers in the fall. In short, we make our best effort to provide healthy tubers for you to enjoy in your garden. With that being said, we cannot guarantee that there is not a dormant virus inside tubers. By purchasing our tubers, buyers acknowledge that they do so at their own risk, after having been notified of, and understanding this information.