Description
Rich, dark red, single flowers on fern-like bronze foliage.
Habit – Upright
Resilience – Half-hardy
Flowering Time – May – October
Height and spread – 60 x 50 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Brings any container to life with its vibrant blooms and bronze foliage. Also very suitable for the mid border.
Features – Attracts Wildlife
Typical season – Summer
Flower Colour – Red
Foliage Colour – Bronze
Flowering time – May – October
Planting recommendation – Bed/Border Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – Dies back over winter, but may revive in spring if protected from frost. Alternatively dig tubers before the first frosts and keep in a cool, frost free area. Replant in a pot the following spring.
Plant care –
Family – ASTERACEAE Genus – Dahlia Cultivar – Bishop of Auckland
Pot Sizes – 11cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Aphid Common disease – Botrytis
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