Chocolate-bronze foliage with orange-apricot blooms, is a match made in heaven when seen on Single Flowered Dahlia ‘Happy Single Date’. The colour mix is perfect for taking your garden from mid-summer, through to the end of autumn, blending well with both summery pastels, and rich autumnal tones.
The single daisy-like flowers feature soft peach petals which deepen to a ring of orange-red around a pollen-rich centre. Single Flowered Dahlia 'HS Date' grows to a height of 90 cm tall and is great for large, bold feature pots and for planting in mixed borders with shrubs and grasses.
de Jager only supplies the highest quality, top size tubers. These single flowered dahlias arrive in 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.