Description
Planting Instructions are available at the bottom of our website https://bloomoutlet.com under "Seed Guides". Right click on that page to print. Check out our other items on Etsy https://bloomoutlet.etsy.com. FLAT RATE SHIPPING on all seeds! Dahlia is a group of bushy, often tuberous rooted, perennials from mountainous areas of Central America, grown for their blooms in a variety of forms, colors & patterns. Leaves which are about 8-20 in. (20-50cm) long, proportionate in size to the blooms, are mid to dark green. Almost all currently grown cultivars have strong, straight stems & attractive foliage. Dahlias flower from midsummer to first frost when many other plants are past their best. All are excellent for garden display, especially the giant flowered dahlias which are suitable for exhibition. Bedding dahlias are low-growing & may be raised from seed & treated as annuals. USES: Cut flowers, Beds, Mixed or Herbaceous border, Mass plantings, Borders, Containers, Window boxes, Cottage gardens, Houseplants, Accent, Bee & Butterfly gardens, Hummingbird gardens Botanical Name: Dahlia variabilis 'Dandy Improved Mix' Common Name: Bedding Dahlia, Collarette-Dahlie Type: Annual Flower Color: Collarette dahlias in a mix of white, purple, violet, white/purple, deep red/white, yellow/red, orange/yellow blooms Flowering Time: May to October Plant Height: 17 in. (45cm) Plant Width: 17 in. (45cm) Light Requirements: Full sun Water Requirements: Average Soil Requirements: Humus rich, well drained soil USDA Zone: 9-11 (Elsewhere, lift plants for the winter preferably when the foliage has been nipped by the first frost in mid autumn, cut back stems to 6in. (15cm) & lift the tubers. Gently brush off the soil, & leave upside down to dry naturally. Dust with fungicide, then pack in boxes of vermiculite or dry sand, & store over winter in a well ventilated, frost-free place. Check periodically for fungal infection, pare out any damaged tissue, & treat again with fungicide before returning to storage. AHS Heat Zone: 12-1 Sowing Instructions (Cliff Notes Version): Sow seed in early spring, in warmth; harden off, & plant out when all danger of frost has passed. Seed Count: 50 Seeds Processing time is 1-5 Business days. Thanks for stopping by. 50 Dahlia Seeds Dandy Improved Mix Flower Plant Gardening Accent/Bedding/Container Variabilis
