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Dahlia Bulbs - Description
- Pack of Dahlia Bulbs
- Type: Cactus Dahlias
- Variety: Orfeo
- Flowering Time: Late Summer From July to October
- Quantity: 1 Bulb Per Pack
- Foliage: Light Green
- Fully Grown Size: 90cm
- Flower Colour: Pink
- Flower Size: Small (5cm Diameter)
- Sow in Mid to Late Spring
- Spacing: 40cm
- Hardiness: Half Hardy
- Cactus Dahlias: Spiky Petals, Star-Like Growing Habit
- Sturdy Plants Respond Well in Windy & Exposed Sites
- Cactus Dahlias require less staking & supports than other varieties
- These are Young Bulbs, so May not Flower in Their First Year
Dahlia Bulbs - Uses
- Lower growing Dahlias are ideal for the front of borders
- Plant cactus red with other cactus Dahlias
- Grow for late Summer & Autumn colour in your garden
- Suited to pots & cut flower gardens
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
