PlantSale Plant care guide

Dahlia

Dahlia hybrid · Asteraceae

Tuberous summer stars in an astonishing range of forms and colours, from pompons to dinner-plate blooms. Lift or mulch the tubers in cold districts; deadhead for months of cut flowers.

At a glance

Habit: Bulb, Corm & Tuber
Light: Full Sun
Water: Moderate Water
Climate: Cool Temperate, Warm Temperate, Subtropical
Frost: Frost-Tender
Mature size: 1.2 m H × 0.6 m W
Foliage: Deciduous
Flowering: Summer Flowering, Autumn Flowering, Long-Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Moderate Maintenance

Good for

Cut Flower & Vase
Feature / Specimen
Bee & Pollinator
Pots & Containers