The Problem Every Grower Knows
You Dig, You Divide, You Forget
Every dahlia grower has been there. You dig up 40 tubers in the fall, toss them in bins, and by spring you're staring at a pile of brown clumps with no idea which one is Café au Lait and which one is Thomas Edison.
Sharpie fades. Plastic tags snap. Wooden stakes rot. Tape falls off in storage. Most labeling methods just don't survive the full cycle — garden to storage bin and back again. That's the problem we set out to solve.
Built for Dahlia People
Our Dahlia Tools
From Our Potting Bench
Tips for Keeping Track of Your Collection
Label Before You Dig
Put a marker next to every plant while it's still blooming and you can tell what's what. Once the foliage dies back, everything looks the same. Don't trust yourself to remember — label while the flowers are still up.
Use Abbreviation Codes for Long Names
"Café au Lait" becomes "CAL." "Penhill Dark Monarch" becomes "PDM." Short codes are easier to read in the garden and they fit on any label. Our free Dahlia Decoder generates codes automatically and gives you a printable legend.
Color-Code by Bloom Type
If you grow a lot of varieties, pick a label color for each category — one for dinnerplates, one for balls, one for pompons. You'll be able to scan your beds at a glance and know what's where without reading every marker. Our picks come in 23 filament colors, so there's plenty of room to build a system.
Label Every Division Immediately
When you're dividing tubers, don't set anything aside unlabeled — not even for a minute. It takes one phone call or one coffee break to lose track of which clump came from where. Label each division the moment you cut it.
Keep a Master List as Backup
A notebook, a spreadsheet, even a note on your phone. If a label ever does go missing, you'll have a backup. Our free Collection Manager tracks your varieties with ADS codes, bed plans, and printable sheets — all in your browser. Some growers photograph each variety next to its marker at peak bloom — it doubles as a reference and a nice record of your garden.
Why It Works
Raised Lettering vs. Everything Else
Our picks are 3D-printed in PETG — the same plastic used in water bottles. The lettering is physically raised, not printed on, so there's nothing to fade or rub off.
Growing 10 Varieties or 200?
We'll Make You a Pick for Every One.
Custom text, 23 colors, bulk pricing that gets better the more you order. Designed to last as long as you grow.
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