AGM peach salad dahlia collection
dahlia collection
Create a warm, sophisticated display with this dahlia collection, where peach, coral, apricot and soft orange tones flow naturally from one flower to the next. The varied flower forms add plenty of texture, from rounded decorative blooms to open anemone centres and gently rolled petals, while the darker foliage gives the planting depth and contrast.
Ideal for bringing a rich, late-summer feel to herbaceous borders, patio pots and cottage garden planting, these dahlias work particularly well planted together as a generous group or woven through existing perennials and grasses.
Ideal for bringing a rich, late-summer feel to herbaceous borders, patio pots and cottage garden planting, these dahlias work particularly well planted together as a generous group or woven through existing perennials and grasses.
How to care for AGM peach salad dahlia collection:
We offer this Dahlia collection, where available, as tubers and ready potted plants.
Dahlia tubers can be planted outside after frost, or started off in pots under glass in late winter to early spring. Plant them horizontally approximately 12cm (5in) deep, making sure the ‘eyes’ are uppermost. Allow enough room between each tuber so the plants can grow and spread to their full size without being over-crowded.
Potted plants should be protected from frost in a well-lit location such as a frost-free greenhouse, cold porch, or cold-frame. Gradually acclimatise (harden-off) in mid-late spring before planting out into borders, protecting from late frosts with cloches or horticultural fleece.
While in growth, provide a high-nitrogen liquid feed each week in June, then a high-potash fertiliser each week from July to September. Stake with canes or brushwood if it becomes necessary. In mild areas, leave them in situ over winter, but protect the crown with a generous layer of dry mulch.
In colder areas, carefully lift and clean the tubers once the first frosts have blackened the foliage and allow them to dry naturally indoors. Then place the dry tubers in a shallow tray, just covered with slightly moist potting compost, sand or vermiculite and store in a frost-free place until planting out again.
Dahlia tubers can be planted outside after frost, or started off in pots under glass in late winter to early spring. Plant them horizontally approximately 12cm (5in) deep, making sure the ‘eyes’ are uppermost. Allow enough room between each tuber so the plants can grow and spread to their full size without being over-crowded.
Potted plants should be protected from frost in a well-lit location such as a frost-free greenhouse, cold porch, or cold-frame. Gradually acclimatise (harden-off) in mid-late spring before planting out into borders, protecting from late frosts with cloches or horticultural fleece.
While in growth, provide a high-nitrogen liquid feed each week in June, then a high-potash fertiliser each week from July to September. Stake with canes or brushwood if it becomes necessary. In mild areas, leave them in situ over winter, but protect the crown with a generous layer of dry mulch.
In colder areas, carefully lift and clean the tubers once the first frosts have blackened the foliage and allow them to dry naturally indoors. Then place the dry tubers in a shallow tray, just covered with slightly moist potting compost, sand or vermiculite and store in a frost-free place until planting out again.
What's included:
In each collection you will receive the following:
- 1 × Dahlia 'Waltzing Mathilda': An elegant, award-winning miscellaneous dahlia with gently curved, pointed petals in sunset tones of peachy-orange and red. Dahlia 'Waltzing Mathilda' has foliage that is dark and brooding, so creates an impressive backdrop. A late treat for pollinating insects, the herbaceous border, or a good-sized pot. Grows to 1m.
- 1 × Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine': Keep on cutting the blooms for the vase, and for several months from midsummer, this anemone-flowered dahlia will continuously send up flower after flower. The colouring is a subtle blend of orange and pink, so Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine' mixes easily with both these shades, and it also looks great with deep reds and plum tones. Grows to 80cm.
- 1 × Dahlia 'American Dawn': A superb decorative dahlia, in bloom from July until the first frost, Dahlia ‘American Dawn’ emerges from purple-tinted buds, to offer a blend of sumptuous shades of peach and coral. Grows to 90cm.
- 1 × Dahlia 'Labyrinth': A decorative-type, peachy dahlia that blends to veined apricot and unfurls like miniature calla lilies from a raspberry clustered centre. ‘Labyrinth’ is an intoxicating and flamboyant plant whose flower can reach up to 18cm (7in) across and looks fabulous in a cut flower vase, or as a companion plant with a foil of background foliage such as bronze fennel or purple-leaved Cotinus.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness:
Borderline hardy (will need protection in winter in colder areas)
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This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.
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Humans/Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
