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Dahlia Bulbs - Description
- Pack of Dahlia Bulbs
- Variety: Boom Boom Purple
- Type: Cactus
- Quantity: 1 Bulb
- Fully Grown Size: 80cm
- Flower Colour: Purple With White Margins
- Flower Size: Enormous - Up to 25cm / 10" Diameter
- Sow: In Spring - Once Frost Has Passed
- In Bloom: July to October
- Flowering Year after Year
- Spacing: 30cm
- Hardiness: Half Hardy
- These are Young Bulbs, so May not Flower in Their First Year
Dahlia Bulbs - Uses
- These tall, colourful herbaceous plants offer great late Summer colour
- Add height to borders
- Best planted towards the back of a herbaceous border
- Provide Autumn colour as they flower well into October
- Suitable for cut flowers
- Vibrant red colour offers a strong focal point
- You can use they to create a formal layout, with rows, boxes and parterres of lilies
- Frame entrance, front doors or views
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
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