Bacardi is guaranteed to attract attention and looks even more beautiful in real life.
Its large, pink flowers with a berry-colored center are a dream that you can continue to dream about - like all dahlias - with it as a cut flower in a vase. It is best to cut it when the flowers are one third open.
It also blooms happily in pots.
Most beautiful autumn shades with " Penhill Dark Monarch ", " Café au Lait " and " Mango Madness " .
Tip: Pinch dahlias as soon as they are 20 to 30 cm high: simply shorten the shoot tip by a third. They will then form several shoots, more flowers and become bushier.
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Planting time: May after the last night frost, sensitive to frost!
Or grow in a frost-protected area.
Location: Best in full sun. Dahlias also tolerate partial shade, but then they don't bloom as profusely.
Flowering period: July until the first frost
Flower size: 15 cm
Flower shape: decorative
Color: Pink with raspberry-colored stamp
Height: 90 cm
Planting distance: 50 cm
Number: 1 tuber
🐝 Dahlias are often wrongly described as flowers that are not insect-friendly. However, as soon as the flowers open - even if they are densely filled - they release their stamens and are accessible to bees and other insects.
Flower happiness guarantee: You should enjoy your dahlias 100%. Sometimes nature does what it wants and that's actually quite nice, but not always in the interest of us gardeners. In rare cases, a tuber doesn't sprout. If that's the case for you, please contact me! We'll find a solution 💚
Photos: Janina Laszlo (1), My Cottage Garden (2)