Description

Dahlia Preference is grown for large, showy flowers in a warm pink palette that can lean rose pink with coral warmth depending on light and stage. Irish horticulturists use this shade to build late summer borders that feel welcoming and customer friendly, particularly in public facing beds and container programmes where colour needs to stay consistent through August and September. In home gardens it works well as a feature plant or planted in small groups to create a readable block of colour. It also suits large patio containers where watering and feeding can be managed easily. For cutting gardens it provides strong stems for bouquets, and regular cutting or deadheading keeps new buds forming into autumn. Pair it with whites and creams for a softer look, or add contrast with purples, burgundy foliage and ornamental grasses. Plant after frost risk has passed, in full sun and fertile, free draining soil improved with compost. Keep moisture steady, stake if exposed, feed from bud stage onwards and deadhead regularly. Lift and store tubers frost free after the first frosts.