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title: "Please help! This is my Dahlia. I’ve tried everything. How do I bring…"
description: "Please help! This is my Dahlia. I’ve tried everything. How do I bring it back and help it thrive?? -Sad plant mom in TX"
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# Please help! This is my Dahlia. I’ve tried everything. How do I bring…

_Posted by Andrea on 2024-12-07_

Please help! This is my Dahlia. I’ve tried everything. How do I bring it back and help it thrive??  
-Sad plant mom in TX

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## 6 comments

### Aisha commented on 2024-12-07

Dahlias go dormant in fall and winter. They have a flowering season and then quit during the cold/dark months. You could literally just dig it up and stick it in the fridge until spring. Then plant it when the weather first starts to warm again and watch her do her thang!

#### Andrea replied on 2024-12-10

I had no idea!

#### Aisha replied on 2024-12-11

Yup, my mom used to plant them with her tulips and stuff because they’d come back every year.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-07

I clip off growth and bring them into the garage for the winter. Then replant I'm spring. They aren't meant to keep leaves year round

#### Andrea replied on 2024-12-10

Can I cut it down and leave it indoors until spring?

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-10

If you leave them buried i think I recall seeing they're prone to rotting. But given they're usually outdoors. I'm not sure if indoors would make a difference. You wouldn't be watering it, so it may be fine

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