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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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Dahlia tubers survive the winter in my DC garden and one plant can provide hundreds of blooms over the course of the season.

I love my zinnias but the dahlias are pretty great too.

I also grow sunflowers, shasta daisies, several varieties of black eyed susans, cosmos, mountain mint for filler, echinacea.  All are beautiful cut flowers.[/quote]

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