Dahlia 'Indian Summer'

Will grow in Full Sun
Good for Cutting
Easy for Beginners
Tender Perennial

Dahlia 'Indian Summer' is the best spiky, brilliant red dahlia of all varieties we've trialled and excellent as a splash of brightness amongst the crimsons. More

1 tuber 229243-1	£4.50	Delivery late February [?] When in stock, outdoor bulbs are normally despatched within 2-3 working days. During the busy months of February and September/October, it can take up to two weeks for delivery, due to the number of orders being processed. Please note, we despatch all of our orders in the order they were placed.
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3 tubers 229243-3	£9.95	Delivery late February [?] When in stock, outdoor bulbs are normally despatched within 2-3 working days. During the busy months of February and September/October, it can take up to two weeks for delivery, due to the number of orders being processed. Please note, we despatch all of our orders in the order they were placed.

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Dahlia 'Indian Summer' is the best spiky, brilliant red dahlia of all varieties we've trialled and excellent as a splash of brightness amongst the crimsons.

Our dahlias:

are first class, healthy tubers – the largest and best you can buy.
come with full planting, spacing and cultivating instructions for beginner gardeners
tubers should be potted up when they arrive and be kept in a light, frost-free place until the frosts are over and then be planted into the garden.

Genus	Dahlia
Variety	Indian Summer
Group	Semi-cactus group
Type	Tender Perennial Tuber
Border Position	Back, Middle
Soil Type	Acid, Chalky, Fertile, Neutral
Scent	Unscented
Site	Full Sun
Moisture	Moist but Well-drained
Height	Up to 100cm (39in)
Spacing	Plant 30cm (12in) deep, 75cm (30in) apart.
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.
Flowering	July - November
Vase Life	Only pick dahlias in full flower. Recut the hollow stem ends under water to avoid airlocks.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
Flowers/Harvest

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Delivery

Bulb Delivery - When in stock, outdoor bulbs are normally despatched within 2-3 working days. During the busy months of February and September/October, it can take up to two weeks for delivery, due to the number of orders being processed. Please note, we despatch all of our orders in the order they were placed.

Plant Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 4 working days for despatch.

Click here to find out more information about our delivery rates and times.

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Not very good

Reviewed 19th November 2014 by Alan Ford

Two problems:
- definitely orange, not red as stated;
- flower stems too tall and bent right over. Happy to stake the plant - but not the flower stems too.

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you so much for your comments. How strange that yours has flowered orange, as we've not had any other reports from customers about this. Perhaps you could email info@sarahraven.com a picture of them? To help strengthen your plants, Sarah normally recommends pinching out all but 5 stems, see her guide for more info, http://www.sarahraven.com/articles/how_to_plant_and_grow_dahlia_tubers.htm, as this may help."

Posted 20th November 2014

superb autumn colour

Reviewed 17th November 2014 by mary dunstan

Planted in a container in my sunless London patio, this performed superbly, giving enormous fiery flowers well into November. Looked good with the nearly black 'Chat Noir'. They were rich orange, however - not the red described in the catalogue. Only wish I had room to plant many more, to add joy as the cold and darkness descends.

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