A haven for bees, butterflies and pollinators, striking anemone-flowering dahlia ‘Blue Bayou’ is a vibrant choice to liven up garden borders and containers for months on end.
This free-flowering dahlia produces an abundance of unusual-coloured flowers on attractive dark stems from late summer until the first frosts. An outer ring of lavender petals surrounds a red and purple, powder puff centre. Growing height of 100 cm with the showy blooms measuring 10 cm in diametre.
Perfect for cutting, which will promote even more blooms; dahlia ‘Blue Bayou’ is the closest ‘blue’ you will find within the dahlia rainbow.
Looks beautiful planted next to rich orange dahlias, airy salvias, and sun-bleached summer grasses.
de Jager's Dahlia Anemone Flowering 'Blue Bayou' top size, top quaility tubers are supplied polythene bags, in which they may be safely kept until planting time, stored in a cool place.
To grow Dahlias, select a sunny spot with well-drained soil, and dig a 30 cm deep hole.
Plant the tuber 10 cm below the soil surface, spacing multiple tubers 45 cm apart, or 90 cm for taller varieties.
Water consistently, maintaining moist but not saturated soil and protect new shoots from slug damage with eco-friendly methods. Feed plants during the blooming period with liquid plant food.
Provide support for stems which will reach 60-90 cm tall depending on variety. Enjoy spectacular blooms from late summer until first frosts. Cut or deadhead the flowers regularly for a continually flourishing display.
Once blooming has finished, cut back foliage before lifting, drying and storing the tubers in peat-free substitute, in a frost-free place until the following spring.