Portland Dahlia Society
The Portland Dahlia Society is a non profit organization for people in the Portland
area who grow dahlias. In our charter we have declared that we will promote and
encourage interest in dahlias. We also promote the growing of dahlias and the
showing of dahlias. The club has been in existence since 1928 (see history).
society is affiliated with the American Dahlia Society, the Pacific Northwest Dahlia
Conference and the Federation of Northwest Dahlia growers.
The club has over 100 members and meets once per month in a church basement
near 60th and NE Sandy Blvd. At every meeting we have presentations on dahlia
subjects. The club is funded by annual dues from the members($10.00 per year) and
by tuber sales of tubers and plant material donated by club members. The club
sponsors an annual dahlia show that is held each year during the Labor Day week
end in September at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds. The club issues a monthly
bulletin that can either be mailed to you or sent via email.
Club benefits: New club members are given a packet that includes information on
dahlia culture and a coupon for $7.00 credit at our tuber sales. At our meetings we
offer workshops and demonstrations on growing dahlias and all related subjects such
as water and fertilizer, weeding, pruning and pinching, selection of varieties, staking,
and digging and dividing tuber clumps. Probably the most valuable activity that the
club offers is our annual tuber and plant sales held at the April meeting and at the
Clackamas Master Gardener sale at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in May. The
club sells tubers at discounted prices and gives advice on the various dahlia varieties.
Whether you grow just a few dahlias or you are a dahlia zealot, you will find our club
meetings interesting and worthwhile.
