Outdoor dahlia bucket
gift set
This kit includes a smart, stylish 'bucket-style' planter, one tuber of Dahlia ‘Dahlegria Tricolore’ and an expandable coir...
gift set
£19.99
available to order from winter
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Plant description
This kit includes a smart, stylish 'bucket-style' planter, one tuber of Dahlia ‘Dahlegria Tricolore’ and an expandable coir (compost) pellet, which when all put together and allowed to grow on, will put on a stunning display. The dahlia is a recent introduction, bred to be suitably compact for pots and containers. A single-flowered type, it is attractive to pollinators, and its flowers are a beautiful blend of lilac-pink and salmon-orange, with a hint of red through the petal.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Borderline hardy (will need protection in winter in colder areas)
Growing instructions:
Follow the instructions supplied and while in growth, provide a high-nitrogen liquid feed each week in June. Then a high-potash fertiliser each week from July to September. Stake with canes or twiggy pea sticks if it becomes necessary.
Please note:
This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.
Warning
Humans/Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
Simple but stylish protection
If rabbits, deer, squirrels or cats devour or scratch up your plants these wire mesh protectors will give them time to get established. The pyramid-shaped 'Rabbit Proof Cloche' and dome-shaped 'Squirrel Proof Cloche'
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