Dahlia Yellow

The Dahlia 'Honka Yellow' is a variety from the Honka range, dahlias with an elegant and streamlined appearance. The ligules are arranged in star shapes, forming a delightful little lemon yellow windmill. These particular flowers bring both fancy and light to the composition of a flowerbed, as well as to bouquets for the home.

A plant with a thousand faces, dahlias, originally from the high plateaus of Mexico, now represent around 20,000 horticultural varieties. This tuberous plant was initially cultivated as a root vegetable. But its poor taste qualities quickly gave way to its exuberant flowering. Since then, interest in this very floriferous asteraceae has never waned.
The Dahlia 'Honka Yellow' will reach 100 cm (39in) in height and 70 in width. The very branching stems are hollow. The leaves are opposite and divided into 3 or 5 very denticulate leaflets. The stems and leaves are medium green. The plant has a bushy habit. As it is a tall variety, care must be taken to expand its width to strengthen its structure. The lines of its inflorescence, with sobriety and delicacy, give a particular originality to this recently obtained variety. What a contrast with the plump dahlias we already know! The heads of the 'Honka Yellow' variety are 8 cm (3in) in diameter. A single row of eight long tubular lemon yellow ligules encircle a wide central disc amber yellow.

The flowering of dahlias is exceptionally long. That of our variety begins in July and ends in November. In fact, to promote repeat flowering and extend this flowering period, take care to remove faded flowers. Even better, cut them regularly to create attractive colourful bouquets by combining various varieties. In the background of the flowerbed, the airy foliage of bronze fennel and that of diamond grass will enhance the texture of your giant Dahlia varieties. Add a few Helen's Flower Hoopesii in old gold colour to perfect a refined and romantic tableau.