Dahlia 'Mel's Orange Marmalade'

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
May Need Staking
Tender Perennial

Super-tastic shape and colour, the ideal punctuation mark with dark, rich varieties – and whites. More

1 tuber 229297-1	£3.95	In stock [?] When in stock, please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.
3 tubers 229297-3	£9.50	In stock [?] When in stock, please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.
1 x 3 litre plant 229297-3L	£9.95	Delivery late May [?] When in stock, please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.

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Super-tastic shape and colour, the ideal punctuation mark with dark, rich varieties, as well as whites. It's a must-have for us dahlia fanatics.

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.

This can be gift wrapped in our exclusive hessian sack, with ribbon and a Sarah Raven gift card. You will be able to add this to your basket once you begin the checkout process. To add a gift message to your order, simply fill out the details at the delivery stage of the checkout.

Please note: only items which are showing ‘in stock’ can be gift wrapped.

Genus	Dahlia
Group/Species	Cactus Group
Variety	Mel's Orange Marmalade
Type	Tender Perennial Tuber
Common Name	Dahlia
Border Position	Middle
Bulb Size	I
Soil Type	Acid, Chalky, Clay, Fertile, Neutral
Scent	Unscented
Site	Full Sun
Moisture	Moist but Well-drained
Height	1m (39in)
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	Change the water regularly and add a dash of cider vinegar or bleach as you do.
Harvesting	Flower production - 4 to 5 months
Cooking Notes	All dahlia flowers are edible. I use the petals scattered over salad and to decorate a range of puddings.