Dahlia 'Octopus Sparkle'
- Good for Cutting
We walked into a huge trial field of dahlias this August and set ourselves the challenge of choosing the dahlia with the most impact from afar
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All dahlia flowers are edible, scatter their petals on salads for flavour, texture and colour.
- Good for Cutting
Product details
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - November
- Height
- 1.2m (4ft)
- Group/Species
- Anemone Group
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Cultivation
- Pot up undercover in spring, place somewhere light and frost-free and keep moist. Pinch out growing tips at 20cm and plant out after last frosts. Alternatively plant straight into the ground when the frosts are nearly over.
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 Time
July - November