Product Description
Whilst you may have a perception of Dahlias as being old-fashioned, and what grandad grew when you were younger, they are enjoying a renaissance in the last few years, as they provide such stunning colour and value for money in the late summer and autumn.
So easy to grow, as they are supplied as tubers, packed full of energy to burst into growth in spring. Plant in pots or in the garden, they will get away quickly from May, and produce a mass of bright colours which will pepper your garden like gemstones as summer turns to autumn.
Each pack provides 10 mixed colour and shape tubers, which will reach 60-90cm tall, and produce 20-30 flowers each. These can be cut for the house, or left to enjoy outdoors. Dead-heading will prolong flowering well into autumn. They will survive milder winters, or the tubers can be lifted and kept dry over-winter, or left in pots if you choose them to grow. Old-fashioned Dahlias - a great addition to any autumn garden.
What Is Supplied
Item 630005 supplied as:
10 x Tubers
Plant Information
Top Tips
If you find that earwigs are a problem, the organic way to control them is to position pots filled with straw upside down on canes spaced around your dahlias.
Care Guide
- Dahlias are tender tubers and do best when potted up initially in March or early April, into large pots (2 - 3L) filled with multi-purpose compost.
- Placed in a light, frost-free place and kept moist, they'll quickly form bushy plants by the time the frosts have ended, ready to be planted out into the garden.
- In the garden, dig a hole at least 30cm wide x 30cm deep for each one, spacing each tuber 75cm apart.
- If you don’t have anywhere to start them in pots, you can put the tubers straight into the ground when the frosts are nearly over.
- Once a fortnight, feed them with a liquid feed such as our Blooming Fast Superior plant feed. During dry periods, water at least once a week.
- Dahlias should be deadheaded regularly to encourage more blooms and you will need to stake the plants to prevent the flowers from breaking the stems.
Planting / Flowering Calendar
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
90cm
50cm
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Items arrived at the scheduled time and l have planted them so far doing good
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Item took too long to arrive
Review Submitted: 22/06/2023 - 06:56:08
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Reasonable,, unusually slower than usual, plants in usual very good condition(as usual) Left on doorstep in full view of passers by Why bother to send instructions about leaving in open view (not good)
Review Submitted: 01/07/2022 - 04:12:43
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Excellent service and good selection of plants etc.
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Have not planted them yet but the package looks good
Review Submitted: 27/03/2020 - 10:32:46
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Top class plants arrived in good condition fast delivery well packaged will definitely buy from them again
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Arrived in good condition like information onpack on how to plant
Review Submitted: 24/02/2020 - 12:38:25
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After a few purchases, i have no complaints at all on either delivery or product would recommend to any body.
Review Submitted: 15/05/2018 - 13:25:27
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BIN PURCHASING PRODUCTS FROM YOU FOR A WHILE.
HAD TO COMPLAIN ONCE & WHO I SPOKE TO WAS NOT LISTENING TO ME SO MY PARTNER GOT ON THE PHONE & HAD THE PRODUCTS REPLACED DUE TO THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN WHEN COME.
THE BOX THEY COME IN WAS TO SMALL & UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING THE PLANT ON SIDE TO COME OUT OF ITS POT & LAND ON ITS BRANCHES WITCH DAMAGED THEM.
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Really happy with these.
Review Submitted: 04/05/2018 - 07:39:27
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You can order with full confidence top rate service and goods
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Top rate never disappointing
Review Submitted: 17/07/2017 - 09:44:45
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Good service
Review Submitted: 19/05/2017 - 21:05:12
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all items arrived safe, well packed, and instructions on planting
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I am still waiting for them to grow before, I can answer this question
Review Submitted: 11/05/2017 - 21:18:56