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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grow zinnias, cosmos, and bachelor buttons, sunflowers  -- all are cut-and-come again.

I cut them every Thursday and they flower for me from June - October.

I wouldn't waste my time with expensive and finicky dahlias. Many zinnias look like dahlias but are longer bloomers and cut-and-come again.

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Dahlias are not expensive and they are not finicky. They grow like weeds for me.[/quote]

C'mon -- one Dahlia bulb costs between $5-$10.

A pack of Zinnia seeds will run you $3 and will grow 10-30 plants!

My zinnias and cosmos are in full bloom right now. Are your dahlias? And when you cut them, do they rebook within the week?

I mean, I love dahlias, but compared to zinnias and cosmos, yes, they are finicky.
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You’re choosing to buy expensive dahlias. I get mine from Costco. A bag of 10 tubers cost $10 a couple of years ago. Brent and Becky’s also has them for reasonable prices. I also shop the end of the season sales at Bluestone Perennials and get each tuber for $3 or less. 
I start my tubers inside early and many of my plants are already flowering. I have so many that something is always in bloom. There’s no way a zinnia can hold a candle to my Holly Huston, Otto’s Thrill or Labyrinth. I also grow the smaller flowered, single and orchid dahlias that bloom much earlier than the dinner plates. 
I have nothing against zinnias or any other flowers, but I want to dispel the myth that dahlias are difficult. [/quote]

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