Description

Dahlia Purple Summer is a practical retail line because it delivers clear results and keeps going when customers want colour most. Dahlias provide weeks of flowering, and with deadheading they will continue producing new buds right through late summer and into autumn. This variety is best used as a bold focal plant in borders, or repeated in groups for a strong block of colour that reads well from a distance.

The flowers bring depth and contrast in planting schemes, pairing well with salvias, verbenas, echinacea, rudbeckia and ornamental grasses for a late season look that stays fresh. It also suits cutting gardens, producing useful stems that refresh quickly after picking.

Plant tubers after the risk of frost has passed, in full sun and fertile, free draining soil. Improve Irish soils with compost and avoid waterlogged pockets. Water to establish and keep moisture steady through summer, especially in containers. Pinch early growth for a bushier plant, stake lightly if exposed, feed from bud stage, and deadhead consistently to maintain flowering. Lift and store tubers frost free after the first frosts for reliable return performance.