Shane Connolly's Jewel Box Dahlia Collection
- Exclusive
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
The king of sustainable floristry, Shane loves garden flowers to be at the heart of all his designs
- Dahlia 'Schipper's Bronze'
- Dahlia 'Verrone's Obsidian'
- Dahlia 'Bishop of Auckland'
- Dahlia 'Sarah Raven'
- Dahlia 'Lou Farman'
All dahlia flowers are edible, scatter their petals on salads for flavour, texture and colour.
Bulb collections and mixes – what’s the difference?
Collections are supplied with individual varieties packed into separate bags so they can be identified when planting out. Bulbs in our mixes are supplied jumbled together in one bag, to give a looser, more natural feel.
- Exclusive
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Type
- Tender Perennial
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - November
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- 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