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800-644-5505Babylon Red Dahlia
Old Price $24.99 Price $16.99
Packed 2 per package
Availability: Out of Stock
sku # 74519
sku # 74519
Out Of Season
Eye-catching colour and size.
Fiery, 20 cm double flowers draw the eye to late-season borders. This Dinnerplate variety is capable of exhibition-size blooms if the plant's side shoots are kept pinched back. Pinching allows food and energy to flow to fewer flowers, making those blooms even more spectacular.
- Zone 3-9
Lift in Fall zones 3-9 - Light Requirements Sun to Part Shade
- Height 110–120 cm
- Size #1 Clump
- Bloom Time Summer to Frost
- Deer Resistant
Product Details
- Botanical NameDahlia 'Babylon Red'
- FormClump/Tuber
- Flower FormGiant 20 cm double flowers. Decorative (Dinnerplate) Dahlia group.
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Lift in Fall3-9
- Foliage TypePinnate leaves with ovate leaflets
- Growth RateFast
- Spread60 - 90 cm
- Planting Instructions5 cm deep and 60-90 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Spacing 60 - 90 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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