How to plant and grow dahlia tubers
Find out how to grow strong, healthy dahlias this spring – how to plant, look after and overwinter them, and what to do with your bulbs when they...
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Dahlia 'Bishop of Auckland' is almost the perfect dahlia, with velvety, crimson, single flowers and dark crimson leaves.
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. They come with full planting, spacing and cultivating instructions for beginner gardeners.
Genus | Dahlia |
Group/Species |
Bishop For more information on dahlia groups, click here. |
Variety | Bishop of Auckland |
Type | Tender Perennial Tuber |
Border Position | Back, Middle |
Bulb Size | 1 |
Soil Type | Acid, Chalky, Fertile, Neutral |
Scent | Unscented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
Height | 90cm (36in) |
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. |
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Dahlia 'Bishop of Auckland' reviews
Lovely but not very successful!
Reviewed 25th September 2016 by E Brown Bought three of these, only one is flowering, but that one is lovely and has had lots of flowers. |
Best bishop for bees!
Reviewed 4th January 2015 by Arthur Parkinson The bumblees could not leave this bishop dahlia alone last summer. It grows tall with beautiful seaweed blacky green leaves and stems producing a profusion of single claret petal flowers with yellow orange centres. I'm planting lots more this year as the bees favoured this one out of many different bishops the most ! |