Dahlia cuttings

Its probably a bit late, but if you keep the plant in a pot this year you should get a reasonable sized tuber to overwinter I would guess.

Oh, and yes, they come true to type.

 

I would be out there with my scissors, late or no!

 

I took a cutting from one of Sues last October and I kept it in water until March (I think) at which point I potted it up. It was a leggy stem (with lots of roots) but since going into soil it has romped away and has its first flower buds.

 

I have taken cuttings late in the year, and kept them in pots in conservatory over winter - they kept their foliage, so I wasn't worried about size of tubers etc.

Conservatory was only frost free, but in fairness would have rarely got near to freezing, maybe only 1 or 2 nights of the year, so better to think of it being Min 5C

Either way, I would bring them on as much as possible, under cover, before planting out.