Colour pops dahlia collection
dahlia collection
This carefully balanced dahlia collection combines soft peach, mango, golden yellow, orange and blush pink, with dark purple-bronze foliage adding depth and contrast. The varied flower forms range from simple, open blooms to densely packed decorative flowers, creating a relaxed mix of colour, texture and shape that changes subtly as the flowers mature.
Ideal for sunny summer borders, patio pots and cottage garden planting, these dahlias can be grouped together for a bold, warm-toned display or threaded through existing perennials for a more naturalistic effect.
Regular cutting encourages a succession of blooms from midsummer until the first frosts, while the compact forms are particularly useful for containers and smaller spaces.
Ideal for sunny summer borders, patio pots and cottage garden planting, these dahlias can be grouped together for a bold, warm-toned display or threaded through existing perennials for a more naturalistic effect.
Regular cutting encourages a succession of blooms from midsummer until the first frosts, while the compact forms are particularly useful for containers and smaller spaces.
How to care for Colour pops 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:
Each collection contains the following bulbs:
- 1 × Dahlia 'Gallery Rembrandt': The colouring of the award-winning Dahlia 'Gallery Rembrandt' is sublime. As the flowerheads open, the innermost 'petals' are a creamy mango, but as they age they turn sugar pink. They are great for cutting, and this will encourage more flowers to come and take their place - but make sure you leave plenty for the border too! Grows to 40cm.
- 1 × Dahlia 'Moonfire': Perfect for pots and containers, Dahlia 'Moonfire' will produce an abundance of golden-yellow single flowers, each with a bright band of orange around their centre. The foliage is dark and flushed with purple, so this creates further interest as well as offering a stunning contrast to the flowerheads. Grows to 70cm.
- 1 × Dahlia 'Gallery Art Deco': Dahlia ‘Gallery Art Deco’, part of the celebrated Gallery series, is a compact, decorative dahlia with fully double blooms, around 10 cm (4in) across, in painterly shades of peach, orange and pink, with a hidden twist – the reverse of each petal is brushed with brown-red. Grows to 1m.
- 1 × Dahlia 'David Howard': Flowering from July to the first frosts, Dahlia ‘David Howard’, with its soft burnt orange flowers and dramatic purple-bronze foliage, is perfect for an exotic-type border or hot planting scheme. Grows to 1m.
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
