How to Use dahlia in a Sentence

dahlia

noun

• And it was signed, black dahlia avenger.
  — Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
• Dig up dahlias, clean them off, and store them.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
• Do dahlias come back every year?
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
• Check for firm tubers and swelling eyes in the dahlias.
  — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
• The next six-eight weeks are a good time for planting dahlias.
  — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• The dahlia stem will grow right next to the stake for easy trussing.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
• Her dahlia plants are growing in an area that was once used for grapes.
  — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
• Is May too late to plant dahlia tubers?
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
• Want tall, back-of-the-border plants with huge blooms like a dahlia?
  — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 13 Aug. 2018
• Plant the dahlias so the sprouting eye is about a hand’s width from the stake.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
• In early May, the soil has warmed up enough for dahlias.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• Ball dahlias are often said to last the longest.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
• As a rule of thumb, a 4- to 5-foot-tall dahlia needs about three ties.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
• Most of Martha’s dahlia plants are about knee- to waist-high already.
  — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
• The cockscomb types look stunning in a vase with dahlias or by themselves.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
• Plants that thrive in dry conditions or poor soil might not be a good match for dahlias.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
• Their petals are flat (the tips may curve back toward the center of the dahlia).
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026
• Too much moisture can cause rot and too little dries out dahlia tubers.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
• Too much moisture or too little spells doom for dahlia tubers.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
• Lake Bell in a fishnet visor-like mask adorned with black dahlias.
  — Sarah Bray, Town & Country, 13 Apr. 2015
• And a small bouquet of flowers, maybe dahlias and tulips on the table.
  — Dawn Davis, Bon Appétit, 4 Sep. 2023
• Dahlias range in size from compact border plants to dinner plate dahlias.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• Don’t forget the stake near the center to help support taller dahlias.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
• The largest dahlias are less suited for most container sizes.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
• Learn how to dig up dahlia tubers and store them until planting time in spring.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
• The guests walked past a bubbling fountain where large white dahlias were floating.
  — Jane Napier Neely, La Cañada Valley Sun, 14 Oct. 2019
• Choose grasses with tall, arching stems to set off the upright dahlia form.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
• Fuming thoughts fueled her across the stranger’s yard, toward the tall red dahlias.
  — Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
• In these zones, dahlias can survive the winter in the ground and regrow again in the spring.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
• These easy-to-grow plants can be tucked in around dahlias, in containers or in flower beds.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026