Description

Dahlia Gallery Leonardo is built for controlled growth and a warm, refined palette. The compact habit suits high density planting in containers and smaller beds, staying tidy through the season with far less hassle than taller dahlias. The flowers are fully double and present in soft peach to salmon pink tones, giving a calm warmth that reads as premium in Irish garden centre displays, hotel terraces and designed borders. The peach salmon colour pairs well with creams and whites for soft schemes, or with lavender tones and silvery foliage for a more modern finish. Ornamental grasses around the planting keep the presentation clean and help the colour glow in changing light. Gallery Leonardo is an easy patio container variety and a strong front of border plant, giving steady flowering when deadheaded regularly. It cuts neatly for smaller vases and table arrangements, and frequent picking encourages fresh buds. Pollinator access can be limited but it does draw butterflies, hoverflies and moths.. Improve biodiversity by planting nectar rich companions nearby such as salvia, nepeta, verbena bonariensis, oregano, thyme, borage or phacelia. Plant after frost risk has passed, in full sun and free draining soil improved with compost. Keep moisture steady, feed from bud stage onwards, and deadhead often for continuous flowering into autumn. Lift and store tubers frost free after the first frosts.