Dahlia ‘Marble’

Description

Common Name:  Ball/Pompom Dahlia

 “Marble” Dahlia swirls with color in magenta-purple and pure white set against dark green foliage. “Marble” Ball Dahlia has fully double flowers, up to 4″ across. Ball-shaped flowers are weather resistant and last an extremely long time in the vase. Decorative dahlias produce more, but smaller blooms than their Dinnerplate cousins.

Dahlias are native to Mexico and are members of the Asteraceae. Garden relatives include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia.  need to dig up and store the tubers before the first hard frost if you wish to grow year after year. The Link below provides information on planting, growing,  harvesting and storing Dahlia tubers.

 https://www.almanac.com/plant/dahlias

 

Size: 2+ eye tuber clump

Height: 30″

Spread: 18+”

Hardy Zones: Not hardy, lift tubers and store

Light requirement: Full sun

Attributes: Cut Flower