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800-644-5505American Sun Dahlia
Old Price $44.99 Price $7.99
Packed 2 per package
Availability: Out of Stock
sku # 93720
sku # 93720
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Vibrant flowers are sure to brighten many of your days.
Each fully double, 12 cm bloom of this sunny dahlia is packed with layers of satiny, lemon-yellow petals. Its strong stems max out at 90 cm tall, so it's more compact than many other decorative dahlias. This flower has what it takes to illuminate a perennial border or floral arrangement.
- Zone 3-9
Lift in Fall zones 3-9 - Light Requirements Full Sun
- Height 90 cm Tall
- Size #1 Clump
- Bloom Time Midsummer to Frost
- Deer Resistant
Product Details
- Botanical NameDahlia decorative 'American Sun'
- FormTuber
- Flower Form12 cm fully double flowers without a central disc
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Lift in Fall3-9
- Foliage TypePinnate leaves with ovate leaflets
- Growth RateFast
- Spread60 cm
- Planting Instructions5 cm deep and 60 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Spacing 60 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionAverage water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater
- Winter careDahlias 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!
- PruningPinching of the secondary bud will lead to larger flowers, but less of them.
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