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Dahlia Bulbs - Description
- Pack of Dahlia Bulbs
- Giant Dahlia Blooms
- Quantity: 1 Bulb
- Easy to Grow Dahlias
- Fully Grown Size: 100cm
- Variety: Contraste
- Type: Decorative
- Flower Colour: Deep Wine & White
- Flower Size: 30cm in Diameter
- Sow: In Spring - Once Frost has Passed
- In Bloom: Flowers Appear from Mid Summer to October
- Spacing: 30cm
- Hardiness: Half Hardy - Lift & Store Indoors in Winter
- These are Young Bulbs, so May not Flower in Their First Year
Dahlia Bulbs - Uses
- Dahlia bulbs offer Summer colour year after year
- Plant throughout flower beds
- Use for cut flowers
- Create a formal layout, with rows, boxes and parterres of lilies
- Plant at entrance or front doors
Dahlia Bulbs - How to Grow
- Choose a location for your dahlias
- Sowing time: Plant in Spring, between Feb & May
- Sowing depth: Depth = 3 times to size of the bulb
- Sow with pointed end pointing upwards
- Cover with soil & water in well
- Feed when foliage appears
- Stake plants once flowering
- When foliage dies & turns yellow - cut back the foliage
- Remember to lift & store your Dahlia bulbs over the Winter months
- Before the frost comes
- Lift bulbs & clean off soil
- Store bulbs in a warm, ventilated locationNote
- Very Important: Roots need to be kept moist at all times
- Plant as soon as your parcel arrives, or keep moist by storing in damp newspaper
- Soak again before planting & water in well after planting
