Sorry to not get back to this--it's been over a month. The answer is that 10 of the divisions of the double white dahlia have made it. All of the small cuttings died, as died a couple pieces that were mostly tubers. So That's 10 plants from one small Annie's 4 inch plant. The 10 plants themselves are outside, but likely not getting enough sun. It might be easier to trim some of them back before maling. I'll have to contact those who were interested in them and figure out how/when to ship. The Single Pink cuttings have generally stayed alive, and often put out short roots. However these have not been persisent, for reasons that are not clear (fungus gnats are one possibility). The thicker bamboo-like cuttings so far are mixed. One has a lot of leafy growth, but no roots. The others are not clear yet. I have yet to see other varieties of tree Dahlia here. I have Rojasianthe, but haven't tried a cutting yet. The largest of the sideshoots has just gotten big enough so that I can attempt one. I will have seeds in a few days, probably, of Roldana petasitis, which is a (former) Senecio that has some features of tree daisies and grows a 10 foot bush.

Hello, Saw your post....I have been growing them for several years now. Mine are Pink with stocks that reach 20 ft high. they bloom around Dec and Jan and then die back. I know of a Nursery that you can pick up a pink and double white for about 4-5$ a piece. www.Annies Annuals.com...I have given so many away as they are easy to propragate just cut the stock while its still green and stick into the grown..the stock are like bamboo..need one rind to make roots...good luck....basuess@juno.com...reach me if you need any more info.

The odds aren't great that you would get a white one even if you could find someone willing to part with seeds from large dahlias. Dahlias have one of the most complex gene structures in the plant kingdom so the odds of getting anything like the parent are similar to the odds of a human child being just like it's parent! Large dahlias are the hardest to hybridize & set fewer seeds than any other sizes, consequently, most people who do get seed from AA or A sized dahlias use them all themselves- I know we do!

Thank you so much Poochella :) One major drawback for the plant material (except the seeds) is that it requires special packaging and phytosanitary certificates involvement with customs (our customs are ruthless along with plenty of agonizing paperwork). Seeds do arrive safely here, I will write them an email, lets see what they have to say about it.. Regards, Izhar BTW I haven't seen you sharing your beauties here for this season..