Pollinators Picnic Dahlia Collection
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
One for the butterflies whom, I can attest, flock to ‘Blue Bayou’ at Perch Hill
A trio of single and Anemone-flowered varieties with extra appeal for pollinators due to their open flowers with easily accessible nectar, but that also complement each other marvellously when grouped in the cutting patch or pots.
This collection contains 1 or 2 tubers each of:- Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine'
- Dahlia 'Skyfall'
- Dahlia 'Blue Bayou'
All dahlia flowers are edible, scatter their petals on salads for flavour, texture and colour.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Type
- Tender Perennial
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - November
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- Dahlia
- 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