You only need one tuber with one "eye" to successfully grow a vigorous dahlia plant.

Add a burst of color to your late-summer garden and cut-floral bouquets and arrangements with the Decorative Dahlia Mixed.

This random mix of decorative dahlias may include white, yellow, pink, purple or red flowers. Growing 32-48" tall, the Mixed Decorative Dahlias features,

stunning flowers some are up to 6-8" across. With their soft-quilled petals and intense colors, they're sure to delight when they start blooming in midsummer

and continue until the first frost in fall. Deer tend to pass them by.

  • Hardiness Zones 3-10. Lift in Fall in zones 3-8
  • Mature Height 36 - 48 inches
  • Bloom Time July - October (Midsummer until the first frost in fall)
  • Light Requirements Full Sun
  • Ship As Bare Root
  • Deer Resistant
  • Cut Flower

Product Details

  • Restricted States US:                                  AE AK GU HI PR VI

  • Botanical Name:                                         Dahlia decorative

  • Ship As:                                                       Bare Root

  • Lift In Fall:                                                  3-8

  • Suggested Uses:                                           Borders, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Showy Flowers, Deer Resistant

  • Flower Color:                                              Mixed

  • Flower Form:                                              Fully double without a central disc

  • Foliage Type:                                              Mid green, pinnate leaves with ovate leaflets

  • Mature Spread:                                          18 - 24 inches

  • Spacing:                                                      18 - 24 inches

Growing Tips

  • Planting Instructions:                                2" deep and 18 - 24" apart

  • Soil Moisture:                                            Well drained

  • Will Tolerate:                                            Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil

  • Pruning Instructions:                                Remove spent flower heads to encourage more blooms and maintain a neat appearance.

  • Winter Care:                                             Dahlias are not hardy. Dig the tubers in fall and store in dry peatmoss in a cool, dry and frost free location.

  •                                                                     Dry tubers for a few days (preferably outside) before storing!

  • Planting Depth:                                         2" deep

  • Watering Requirements:                          Average water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater.

  • Fertilization Requirements:                      Once per year

  • Special Care:                                            Not needed