Dahlia Garden Show
Dahlia Garden Show
Dahlia Garden Show
Dahlia Garden Show
Dahlia Garden show
Dahlia
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Description
The Dahlia 'Garden Show' is a variety of decorative Dahlia with anemone-like flowers that is not widely known, but it possesses a baroque elegance that creates a sensation in flowerbeds. It is also an excellent cut flower, producing moderately-sized double flowers with a unique pattern. The flowers consist of a quadruple pale pink collar striped with raspberry, with a beautiful cushion of small fringed ligules mixed with purple and creamy orange in the centre. It blooms from summer to autumn and has a rather compact growth habit. These qualities make it an excellent plant for flowerbeds, as well as suitable for container gardening and stunning in bouquets.
Dahlias are tuberous plants from the large aster family, originally native to the high plateaus of Mexico. Currently, the approximately 25,000 horticultural varieties created by humans have spread to gardens all over the world, much to our delight. Dahlias are classified based on the shape of their flowers. 'Garden Show' is classified as a decorative Dahlia with anemone-like flowers. In this group, the colourful ligules of the head are arranged in fringed pompoms and surrounded by a collar of broader petals. In this particular variety, the heads are 7 to 10 cm (3 to 4in) in diameter, with the outermost ligules almost flat, a pale pink striped with red-pink-violet, lighter at their tips, while those in the centre are short and fringed, purplish at the base, and pointed with a soft orange, tightly packed together like a cushion. The flowering period is from July to October. The plant will not exceed 90 cm (35in) (on average 75 cm (30in)) in height, and it has a bushy and dense habit. The highly branched stems are hollow, and the leaves are divided into 3 or 5 finely toothed leaflets. The leaves are of medium green colour, and the stems are sometimes tinged with purple.
To encourage continuous flowering and extend the blooming period, make sure to remove faded flowers. Even better, regularly create charming colourful bouquets by combining various varieties. The vibrant flowering of this variety deserves to be enhanced by the delicate foliage of grasses such as Panicum, Molinia, and Calamagrostis, to accentuate the contrast between the delicacy of the tall grasses and the boldness of its flower. The flowering of cannas and echinaceas is perfect to accompany that of dahlias, as they occur simultaneously, as well as the flowering of cosmos or perennial salvias, for example.
The dahlias are undoubtedly beautiful flowers and are a highlight in ornamental gardens, but they can also enhance vegetable gardens. In Mexico, this tuberous plant was initially cultivated as a root vegetable for consumption. Its poor taste quickly relegated it to the status of an ornamental plant. Since then, the interest in their beautiful exuberance has never waned.
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Dahlia
Garden show
Asteraceae
Dahlia
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
The 'Garden Show' decorative Dahlia is easy to grow in all regions. For abundant flowering, it is good to follow a few simple rules. Plant the tubers in a sunny location as soon as the last frost has passed, rich, fresh, and well-drained soils are perfect. However, stagnant moisture would promote tuber rot. Feel free to amend the soil with compost and sand if necessary. Work the soil deeply and enrich it, for example, with crushed horn or dehydrated blood. Place your tuber and crumble the soil well to fill the hole without air pockets. Your dahlia should be covered with about 6 cm (2in) of soil. At the end of planting, water abundantly once and then regularly for the first 6 weeks to help with rooting.
Dahlias are sensitive to cold, they need to be overwintered under shelter. In November, the first frosts blacken the foliage, so it is time to dig them up. Carefully unearth the tubers. Remove as much soil as possible. Let the foliage dry so that the tubers can replenish their reserves. Then cut the stems down to 10 cm (4in). Spread your bulbs in a crate on newspaper. Store them protected from frost in a dry, cool, and dark place, such as a frost-free garage or an attic. In the southern regions, close to the coast, where there are few frosty days per year, it is possible to leave them in place. In this case, simply cover the ground with a layer of leaves or straw for protection.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.