Description

Dahlia Lavender Perfection is chosen for its calm, cool colour range, sitting in lavender to lilac shades that suit modern planting and pastel borders. Irish horticulturists use this palette to soften schemes and to link purples, pinks and whites through late summer. It works well in estate borders, hotel planters and curated mixed planting where colour needs to be elegant. In home gardens it is best planted near patios or paths so the subtle colour can be appreciated, or grown in a large container as a feature. For cutting, lavender tones are useful in bouquet work because they sit comfortably with creams, blush pinks and deeper purples. Pair it with salvias, nepeta, verbena, silver foliage and ornamental grasses for a balanced scheme that carries into autumn. Plant after frost risk in full sun and fertile, free draining soil improved with compost. Water evenly, stake if exposed, feed from bud stage onwards and deadhead regularly. Lift and store tubers frost free after the first frosts.