Is my dahlia tuber okay?

Here's a visual guide to some things you may see on your dahlia tuber.

This is what a dormant eye looks like.

This eye is starting to wink open.

This eye is in the pearl stage.

Sprouts can be white, green, pink, purple or red.

This is what it looks like when a sprout breaks off.

The area will heal and new sprouts will start to form around it.

Roots can develop both from the crown and the end. Sometimes there might be vermiculite or cedar shavings stuck to the roots.

You might notice these warty patches on some tubers. These are lenticels. When the tuber is in the ground this is how it absorbs water.

In some cases the lenticels puff up like popcorn in storage to release water.

The puffed up lenticels crack the skin and when it dries out it looks like this.

It's normal for the tuber skin to peel a little.

This is a normal amount of skin shriveling or wrinkling for a dahlia tuber.