Dahlia Kilburn Glow

The 'Kilburn Glow' Camellia Flowered Dahlia is an award-winning variety known for the unmatched brilliance of its intense fuchsia bicoloured flowers with a yellow centre. This medium-sized plant is highly floriferous and provides a long-lasting, resplendent flowering, perfect for brightening up flower beds or home bouquets.

Dahlias belong to the large family of Asteraceae, originally from the high plateaus of Mexico. Currently, the approximately 75,000 horticultural varieties created by humans have invaded, to our greatest pleasure, gardens all over the world. Dahlia varieties are classified according to the shape of their heads. 'Kilburn Glow' is a Decorative Dahlia with camellia-like flowers. The inflorescences are composed of several rows of almost flat, slightly curled outer ligules. The heads are regular and typically measure 12cm (5in) in diameter. The ligules are fuchsia pink with a bright yellow base. The small yellow centre of the flowers only appears late, just before wilting. The plant will reach a height of 1m (3ft) and a width of 60cm (24in). It has an erect bushy habit, with its tall stems often requiring support. Its leaves are divided into very denticulate lobes. The particularly long flowering of this variety begins in July and ends in October-November, if faded flowers are removed or frequently used for bouquets. The foliage is bright green, and the stems have a purplish colour.

Today, Dahlias are essential in gardens, whether it is an ornamental garden or even a vegetable garden. Initially cultivated in Mexico as a root vegetable, their poor taste quickly relegated them to the status of ornamental plants, but they are still welcome in the vegetable garden to bring some colour among the vegetables. 'Kilburn Glow' is a plant that can be used to structure raised flower beds, and can be combined with purple foliage plants such as Cotinus 'Royal Purple', Physocarpus 'Red Baron', Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'. It pairs particularly well with white, blue, plum, and violet flowers.