Dahlia 'Gerrie Hoek'

Easy for Beginners
Will grow in Full Sun
If in stock, this item can be gift wrapped. See ‘more details’ below to learn how.
Good for Cutting
Tender Perennial

A beautiful and delicate dahlia with strong, straight stems and waterlily-like flowers. More

1 tuber 229205-1	£3.95	Delivery late February [?] Due to unprecedented levels of demand, please allow up to 4 weeks for despatch.
3 tubers 229205-3	£9.50	Delivery late February [?] Due to unprecedented levels of demand, please allow up to 4 weeks for despatch.

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Beautiful and delicate pale pink, with strong, straight stems and flowers like water lilies. Perfect for the soft, pastel palette. Always the first to flower from mid-June, honestly I promise!

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Genus	Dahlia
Group/Species	Waterlily Group Fully double blooms made up of curved, slightly curved or flat petals. Very shallow in depth giving an almost saucer-like appearance. Click here for more information about dahlia groups.
Variety	Gerrie Hoek
Type	Tender Perennial Tuber
Common Name	Dahlia
Border Position	Back, Middle
Bulb Size	I
Soil Type	Acid, Chalky, Fertile, Neutral
Scent	Unscented
Site	Full Sun
Moisture	Moist but Well-drained
Height	1.5m (5ft)
Spacing	Plant just under the soil surface, 75cm (30in) apart.
Sowing, Seeds, Planting	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.