Description

Dahlia American Dawn suits Irish gardeners looking for softer, more refined colour that still performs hard through summer. The large-flowered, decorative Dahlia American Dawn blooms all summer from July until the first frost. Mango, coral, pink flowers appear from purple buds and sit on dark green foliage. The flowers sit in a warm pastel palette, making it ideal for planting schemes used by horticulturists in estate gardens, hotel planters and curated mixed borders where colour needs to be elegant rather than loud. It works especially well with silvers and greys, pale grasses, white perennials and blush toned companions.. For cutting, this type is used for bouquet work and event style arrangements, with repeat flowering that supports regular picking. In the garden it is best grouped in threes or fives to create a readable block of colour, or used as a focal plant in a large pot beside an entrance or patio seating. Plant after frost in full sun and free draining soil enriched with compost. Water evenly, feed from bud stage, and deadhead consistently to keep flowers coming into autumn. Lift and store tubers frost free after the first frosts.