Description

Dahlia Crazy Love is a true feature dahlia, grown for big, fully double flowers with a distinctive colour effect that reads as layered and dramatic. Each bloom has a creamy yellow base that warms the centre, while the petals present predominantly white with tipped edges in shades that can lean purple or fuchsia. This makes it a strong retail choice for customers who want something visibly different and high impact from mid summer into autumn. Irish horticulturists would use Crazy Love as a focal plant in mixed borders where the bicolour tipping can be echoed by companion planting, or as a repeating accent through a scheme to create rhythm. It also works well in large containers at entrances and patios where the flower size and colour detail can be appreciated up close. For cutting gardens, the big blooms suit statement stems and mixed bouquets, and regular cutting or deadheading drives repeat flowering. Plant the tuber after frost risk has passed, in full sun and fertile, free draining soil improved with compost. Keep moisture steady through summer, especially in pots. Pinch early growth tips for branching, stake if exposed, feed from bud stage onwards, and deadhead consistently to maintain continuous buds. Lift and store tubers frost free after the first frosts for reliable carry over in Ireland.