Anemone Type Dahlias produce lovely pincushion type flowers giving your garden something extra special. Their natural low growing, shrub like appearance makes them perfect for garden borders and in pots around the patio. NEW for 2014, this stunning variety is hot on the line for NZ garden connoisseurs.
Flowering 40-50cm high they are easy to grow and are a great variety for the borders and front planting in your Summer garden. Plant the tubers with the main growing tips just below the surface of the soil. Firm the soil around the tubers, being careful not to damage them.
An occasional spray with a fungicide is beneficial to control powdery mildew and other attacking fungi. To prolong the flowering, pluck off old flowers. This encourages further flowering. Cut back spent foliage to ground level each Autumn. Available any time from June to November and can be planted through to the end of the year.