Take Off Dahlia
Take Off Dahlia thinks you should take the day off- or maybe even the whole week off- so you can come out and play with her, because, shucks, she's the most playful little Dahlia you ever did see. She's what they call anemone shaped, but she looks like a powder puff, with a 3" crown of hot-lilac-pink petals surrounding a confetti cannon explosion of fluffy little ruffled, buttery-fluttery petals, with sprinkles of yellow and lavender all over the tips. She's the happy love child of a flower and a cupcake.
Dahlias are towering beauties of the summer garden, coming into bloom around mid-summer to steal the show with a stunning array of colors and shapes.
Includes one full, labeled, tuber clump
Plant Info
Botanical Name
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Dahlia pinnata
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Height
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4 ft when full grown |
Spacing
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12" between plants
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Light
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Full sun or part shade
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Zone
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Grows everywhere in the USA (annual in zones 2-6, tender perennial in zones 7-11)
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Kids & Pets & Deer
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Mildly toxic to pets, however the petals (and tubers!) are edible. Deer Resistant |
Climate
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Heat-loving |
Water
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Water regularly once it begins to grow |
Indoor & Pots
| Grows well in containers outside |
Growing Info
Dig a hole about 8-12" deep and mix in compost if you have it. For planting the clump whole, the tuber clump should be fully covered in dirt, but the stem should be sticking out. For planting a single tuber, lay the tuber on its side horizontally 2-4" deep. Cover with soil and gently compress to make your dahlias nice and snug. Mark the spot with support (a stake or tomato trellis works well) for the big blooms to come. Tubers are prone to rot, so only water if the soil is very dry, otherwise leave it be until it starts to grow. | |
Find a place that gets mostly sun, and space the tubers about 12" apart | |
Late spring once the soil has warmed up | |
Late summer until your first hard frost | |
Water regularly once they start to sprout, and then give them regular water. Pick the flowers regularly to encourage more blooms. They are sensitive to frost, so make sure to wait until any threat of frost has passed before planting outside | |
When the plant is about 12" tall you can pinch it back, (which is to clip off the first main middle bud), so that the plant is encouraged to be bushier and more full of blooms as it matures. After your first frost, you can dig up your tubers and store them someplace cool and dark to replant the following spring. Our plant care page has detailed instructions on Dahlia digging, dividing, and storing |
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