A rooted dahlia cutting is a plant obtained by vegetative propagation of a dahlia by cutting it from the mother plant (tuber) and rooting it. That is, it is a dahlia cutting with a root system. 

A dahlia seedling is a plant grown from a rooted cutting, ready for planting in a bed or pot. Growing dahlias from rooted cuttings and seedlings has many significant advantages.

 · A dahlia propagated from a cutting is a healthy and high-quality planting material. This can be easily evaluated even by a beginner in dahlia cultivation by looking at the leaves of the cutting/seedling. They should be uniform in color (usually bright green without spots), firm, and the leaves should have a smooth surface (without holes, cracks, wrinkles or other deformations). 

Rooted dahlia cuttings/seedlings are less likely to transmit tuber diseases. 

· It often happens with dahlia tubers that they do not start to sprout, thus the dahlias do not grow. The reasons can be various, but the most common is a missing or damaged eye. When growing dahlias from rooted cuttings/seedlings, such situations cannot occur, because they have already begun the development stage.

 · A dahlia seedling blooms faster than a plant planted from a tuber, because development begins earlier. A dahlia seedling does not need to waste time on germination - the seedling already has a root system and leaves, but the tuber must first form sprouts and roots. 

Dahlia seedlings are easy to grow and care for. (see the section “Seedling Care”)