Contact Information
Please feel free to contact us to inquire about an order, for dahlia sales or even just more dahlia information.
Dan's Dahlias
994 South Bank Road
Oakville, WA 98568
(360) 482-2406 Fax (360) 482-2407
For a Free Catalog or More Info Email sales@dansdahlias.com
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Payment Terms
Payment is due in full at the time you place your order. WASHINGTON STATE residents are charged sales tax.
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Shipping Dates
No orders will be shipped prior to March 1st.
March 1st orders begin shipping to: FL, HI, TX.
March 15th orders begin shipping to : AL, AR, AZ, Southern CA, GA, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN.
April 1st orders begin shipping to Northern CA, KY, VA, WV.
All other states will begin shipping by April 15th.
*You may request earlier delivery, but at your own risk. If your order is not received by May 10th please contact us at once.
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100% Guarantee
We guarantee tubers to grow and be true to name, or they will be replaced the following year.
*Orders requested shipped before their regular shipping date will not be guaranteed (See above for ship dates).
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Shipping and Handling
Domestic Orders:
All orders shipped through the U.S. Postal Service.
1 - 5 Tubers - Please Add $6.00
Add an additional $1 for each increment of 5 tubers.
Example:
6 - 10 Tubers - Please Add $7.00
11 - 15 Tubers - Please Add $8.00
16 - 20 Tubers - Please Add $9.00
International Orders:
For all international orders, an Agricultural Inspection Certificate is
required. There will be a charge of $15.00 added to your order total to
cover this inspection.
International orders are shipped through the Postal Service and the
charge is $1.50 per tuber (minimum postage charge is $15.00) for shipping and handling.
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Planting Instructions
Dahlias grow from a root called a tuber. They were first discovered in the mountains of Mexico. Tubers should be planted in late spring. By mid July or early August plants will begin blooming and will continue to bloom until the first heavy frost. Plants have from 10 to 75 blooms depending on the bloom size. By the fall, plants will have produced on the average, 3 to 5 new tubers which may be dug and stored, or left in the ground for early blooms next year.
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Dahlia Bloom Size Abbreviations
AA - over 10" dia.
A - 8" to 10" dia.
B - 6" to 8" dia.
BB - 4" to 6" dia. |
M - miniature 2" to 4" dia.
BALL - over 3 1/2" dia.
M BALL - 2" to 3 1/2" dia.
POM - 2" and under |
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Dahlia Color Abbreviations
| BI |
Bicolor: Two distinctly clear and sharply separated colors on the face of the petals. |
| V |
Variegated: Two or more distinct colors on the face of the petals, the variegating color arranged in dots, flecks, splashes, stripes, or narrow lines which contrast with the basic color. |
| Flame |
Blends of yellow, orange and red colors.
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Dahlia Bloom Types
| AN |
ANEMONE: One or more rows of ray florets around a center of elongated tubular disc florets. |
| IC |
INCURVED CACTUS: Petals rolled for their full length, with the tips of the petals curving toward the center of the flower. |
| SC |
SEMI-CACTUS: Petals flat at the base, with less than one-half of the petals rolled or quilled. |
| C |
STRAIGHT CACTUS: Petals rolled for one-half their length of the straight or nearly straight petal. |
| FD |
FORMAL DECORATIVE: Flat petals with an even, regular placement throughout the flower. |
| ID |
INFORMAL DECORATIVE: Generally flat petals, sometimes slightly rolled at the tips, but with irregular arrangement. |
| LC |
LACINIATED: Ray florets split or incised no less than 1/6 their length. These flowers have an overall fringed effect. |
| PE |
PEONY TYPE: Open centered flowers with two or more rows of petals surrounding a disc. Petals may be irregularly formed. |
| M |
MINIATURE: A general term which applies to all dahlias producing flowers less than 4" in diameter (pompons excluded). |
| POM |
POMPON: Fully double flowers, almost round in shape with tightly quilled petals, blooms 2 inches and under in diameter. |
| MBALL |
MINIATURE BALL: Fully double flowers, almost round in shape with tightly quilled petals, blooms 2" to 3 1/2 inches in diameter. |
| BALL |
BALL: Fully double flowers, almost round in shape with tightly quilled petals, blooms over 3 1/2 inches in diameter. |
| COLL |
COLLARETTE: One row of flat or slightly cupped petals surrounding a disc. These flowers have an inner set of petaloids generally multiple and irregular forming a collar around the disc. |
| OR |
ORCHID TYPE: Open centered flowers with one row of ray florets surrounding a disc. The florets involute for two-thirds or more of their length. Usually partially overlapping. |
| WL |
WATERLILY: Closed center with multiple rows of ray florets normally broad and flat or slightly incurved, depth usually less than one inch in diameter. |
| S |
SINGLE: Open centered flowers with a single row of ray florets surrounding a disc |
| MS |
MIGNON SINGLE: Open centered flowers with a single row of ray florets surrounding a disc. Flowers are up to two inches in diameter. |
| N |
NOVELTY: Characteristics differing from present classifications. | |
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