How to plant and grow dahlia tubers
Discover how to grow strong, healthy dahlias – how to plant, look after and overwinter them, and what to do with your bulbs when they arrive.
1 tuber 229114-1 | £3.95 |
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3 tubers 229114-3 | £7.95 |
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A fantastic, bright purple dahlia with small flowers in a great spiky shape. I fell in love with this again in the Dutch dahlia trial field last autumn. An excellent, long-lasting and invaluable cut flower.
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Genus | Dahlia |
Group/Species |
Semi-cactus Group Fully double blooms, with very pointed petals, almost spiky in appearance. Click here for more information about dahlia groups. |
Variety | Ambition |
Type | Tender Perennial |
Common Name | Dahlia |
Border Position | Cutting Garden |
Bulb Size | I |
Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
Scent | Unscented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
Height | 90cm (36in) |
Spacing | 75cm (30in) |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Plant just under the soil surface after the last frosts. Alternativley pot them up undercover March or early April in a generous pot (at least 2 litre) filled with multi-purpose potting compost. Place them in a light, frost-free place and keep the compost moist. Pinch out their growing tips when they have reached about 8" tall. They will have formed bushy plants by the time the frosts have ended and will be in flower by the beginning of July. If you don’t have anywhere to grow the potted tubers, you can put them straight into the ground when the frosts are nearly over, mulching them or protecting with a cloche or protective horticultural fleece if the foliage appears before the frosts are over, but this will delay flowering. |
Care Tips | Support with a stout stick, tie in every couple of weeks. In the south you can mulch deeply and overwinter them in the ground, alternatively, lift and overwinter your dahlias frost free undercover. |
Flowering | July - November |
Vase Life | Only pick dahlias in full flower. Recut the hollow stem ends under water to avoid airlocks. |
Cooking Notes | All dahlia flowers are edible. I use the petals scattered over salad and to decorate a range of puddings. |
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Discover how to grow strong, healthy dahlias – how to plant, look after and overwinter them, and what to do with your bulbs when they arrive.
Sarah discusses the best options for overwintering dahlias – lifting or mulching.
Watch and learn how to take dahlia cuttings – turn 1 tuber into 10.
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Dahlia 'Ambition' reviews
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Miranda
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