How to grow a single multi-colored dahlia

How to make a single dahlia plant have multiple colors

If you just buy a dahlia from the market, it is absolutely impossible to have multiple colors on a single plant. Therefore, the best way is to cultivate a single multi-colored dahlia through grafting. The method is very simple:

Selecting the mother plant

First, select high-quality tubers that are full, disease-free, and without buds as the mother body for grafting. The selection of the mother plant is very important. If you choose a diseased plant, the tubers will not grow, and you will not be able to see anything, let alone grafting.

Selecting scion

Choose thick ones according to different flower colors and varieties. The scion should be roughly the same length, preferably two of each color, to avoid failure of survival due to environmental influences during grafting.

grafting

Cut the branches into a duckbill shape, cut a knife from the mother body, and quickly insert the scion. The cambium must be aligned with each other, then tie it tightly with a cable tie, or use tape to seal the interface, then bury the tubers in fine sand and keep it moist. Through sand culture, when the interface heals and the scion starts to grow, it can be transplanted into a pot or flower bed.

After grafting, strengthen fertilizer and water management, and carry out maintenance management such as pinching, bud removal, support, shaping and pruning in a timely manner. In this way, you can cultivate a bunch of dahlias with beautiful shapes and diverse and bright colors.