Snapped-off Dahlia Stalk - Drying Out and Dying - July 2025
On one of our Melina Fleur dahlias out in the sideyard, I noticed a portion of the plant was struggling. I've observed over the past year-or-so that some of my dahlias have adapated to handling the heat of the day by wilting. They spring back in the evening and look fine. I initially...thought that was what was happening here. Part of the plant was showing some new growth and perhaps it was just wilting to survive the heat. This dahlia had been attacked by rabbits, so I figured the new growth was a reaction to that nibbling at the base. I recently wrapped this dahlia in chicken wire to keep the rabbit pressure down. Below is a photo showing the entire plant in the chicken wire. At the left is the 'wilting' part. Second photo shows a top-down view: Do you get those giant pumpkin growers on your TikTok FYP? The guys who set up entire rigs for growing giant pumpkins including shade covers, zip-tie'ing blossoms closed t...