However.............from what I have heard from friends who do a lot of growing from seed/hybridizing 90-95% of them are not great flowers. But that all depends on what you are looking for, if its just color in the garden, then it will be fun, if you are trying to grow flowers to introduce into the market as "show flowers" then its a long hunt for the perfect bloom. Dahlias are complex genetically and even when you are hand crossing two winners, you will mostly get duds.
The only dahlias I have grown from seed are the little bedding dahlias (12-18" high) - If I start them indoors under lights in Jan/Feb, they have buds on them by the time I plant them out.
