Dahlia ‘Bodacious’

$13.49

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Description

Common Name: Dinner Plate Dahlia

 Photos do not capture the beauty of this two-toned dahlia. The twisted petals are red with creamy yellow tips, yet the colors are softly muted like an antique watercolor. Awarded the American Dahlia Society’s Derrill W. Hart medal for outstanding performance in trial gardens across the US and Canada. Blooms are large Dinner Plate style 8-10in diameter.  The flowers also make exceptional cut flowers for the vase and will stand out in any bouquet.  Larger flowering Dahlias are a bit smaller than Dinner Plate Dahlias. 

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: 1+ eye tuber 

Height: 40.0″-50.0″

Spread: 18+”

Hardy Zones: Not hardy, lift tubers and store

Light requirement: Full sun

Attributes: Cut Flower

Additional information

Weight 250 g