Dahlia 'Mr Frans'
- Good for Cutting
A beautiful, Waterlily-type dahlia with large, silky petals in a warm deep apricot with soft buttery streaks
All dahlia flowers are edible, scatter their petals on salads for flavour, texture and colour.
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- Good for Cutting
Product details
- Type
- Tender Perennial
- Position
- Border (Back), Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Acid, Chalky, Fertile, Neutral
- Flowers
- July - November
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Group/Species
- Waterlily Group
- Common name
- Dahlia
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- Plant just under the soil surface, 75cm (30in) apart.
Care Tips
Support with a stout stick and 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 Time
July - November