Dahlia ‘Bee and Butterfly Honey Fest’ – 5 Tubers
- Sensational summer colour.
- Pollinator-friendly.
- Good for pots and borders.
- Long flowering period.
This collection of outstanding dahlias has been specially selected to provide both pollinator-friendly flowers and beautiful summer colour. Flowering from midsummer right up to the first frosts, this superb dahlia collection will fill pots and borders with months of flowers. The collection contains:
- 1 x Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff
- 1 x Dahlia Tricolore
- 1 x Dahlia Take Off
- 1 x Dahlia Sunshine
- 1 x Dahlia Fashion Monger
How you will receive your bulbs:
Selected by our team of experts and sent from our nursery, you will receive your bulbs in a breathable mesh bag. This is to keep the bulbs together in a pack that is nice and airy – perfect to keep the bulbs healthy while in transit.
Can’t plant straight away?
Keep your bulbs in a cool, light, and dry place and preferably hanging on a hook so that air can get to the bulbs at all angles. Ideally, you should aim to plant your bulbs within a week of receiving them, but if this is not possible, store them in a cool, dark place until you are ready to plant them.
Planting tips and hints:
Start dahlia tubers indoors in March or early April. Half-fill 2L pots with multi-purpose compost. Place a tuber in each pot with the central stem pointing upwards, and fill the pot with more compost so that the tuber is covered. Water lightly and place in a frost-free greenhouse or a sunny windowsill. As shoots start to grow, pinch out the growing tips to produce bushy plants. Remove all but around 5 shoots completely, to encourage the remaining shoots to grow strongly and produce more flowers.
Feeding and aftercare:.
Harden off plants and plant outdoors after all risk of frost is past. Plant in a sheltered, sunny spot in soil enriched with well-rotted farmyard manure or garden compost.
Water regularly in dry periods and deadhead to prolong flowering.
In cold areas, lift tubers in autumn and store in a cool, dry, frost-free place indoors. In mild areas, apply a thick mulch in autumn to protect against frost.
*Planting and flowering months below are subject to seasonal weather conditions.
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