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The most beautiful range of colours and flower forms: soft, romantic and stylish.

This collection contains 1 or 2 tubers each of:

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.

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Genus Dahlia
Group/Species Miscellaneous Group,

Orchid-flowered and Peony-flowered types are classified as Miscellaneous. Also includes Double Orchid-flowered, Bishop, Mini Bishop and Star dahlias. Click here for more information about dahlia groups.

 Single-flowered Group,

Flower has a central disc with a single ring of petals encircling it. Petals may be round or pointed. Click here for more information about dahlia groups.

 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 Daisy Duke, Happy Single Kiss, Miss Brandy, Mr Frans
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 1.2m (3ft 11in)
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
Harvesting Flower production 5 months
Cooking Notes All dahlia flowers are edible. I use the petals scattered over salad and to decorate a range of puddings.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
Advice
History of the dahlia

First discovered by Aztec Indians and used for food and medicine, this tuber has an interesting history of cultivation.

Understanding dahlia groups

A list of the different dahlia groups, along with some classification info and an example of a variety in each group.

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.

How to overwinter dahlia tubers

Sarah discusses the best options for overwintering dahlias – lifting or mulching.

Sublime dark dahlia flower arrangement

Sarah shows you how to make a gorgeous large arrangement of dahlias.

Planting narcissi bulbs with dahlias

Have a beautiful display of flowers in your garden from March to the first frosts with this simple planting technique.

New favourite dahlia arrangement

Sarah shows you how to make a quick arrangement of colourful dahlias.

Growing dahlias in pots

Sarah shows you her favourite dahlia varieties for pots, and gives you some tips on how to grow them successfully.

How to take dahlia cuttings

Watch and learn how to take dahlia cuttings – turn 1 tuber into 10.

How to plant up your dahlia tubers

In this video Sarah shows you how to plant up your dahlia tubers.

When To Plant Dahlias

Delivery

Bulb Delivery - Due to unprecedented levels of demand, please allow up to 4 weeks for despatch.

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Plum and Apricot Dahlia Collection reviews

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Reviewed 31st August 2019 by Rebecca

Gorgeous but a couple haven’t done that great. This could well be my fault though as I’m an inexperienced dahlia grower!

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Reviewed 11th August 2019 by Louise

These have sadly only had one or two flowers​ on them amongst all of them. The foliage is healthy and showed promise but sadly there have been barely any flowers.

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Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Pat

Three of the plants were fine but the one labeled Mr Frans was bright yellow instead of the apricot pictured. Sadly Happy single kiss did not grow at all which was a disappointment

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Linden

As with my last review, I've had terrible snails and slugs this year despite my best effort so hard to tell how the plants might have been... no fault of the tubers themselves....

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Katie

From all my dahlia tubers, about 1/3 didn't shoot but you guys replaced them so thank you for that. Not all have flourished in the ground but I think snails are more to blame than you.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Dawn

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Frances

Your web site is easy to use. The dahlia wee packed very well.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Michael

Just starting to bloom. Stored over winter. One failed maybe due to my storage. Rest fine and starting to flower. Look healthy. Lovely collection.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sandra

We planted these in the greenhouse after the frost had passed and only 6 out of 8 came up disappointing

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