Description

Dahlia Smokey is used for colour schemes that lean warm and refined rather than bright primary tones. The blooms sit in smoky white petals heavily flecked, striped, or brushed with vibrant pink or purple, giving a contemporary look that pairs well with grasses and late season perennials. Irish horticulturists often use this style of colour in designed borders, hotel planters and autumn themed displays because it looks premium and works naturally with seed heads and late season foliage. In private gardens it performs strongly as a feature plant near patios or as a repeated accent through a border to create rhythm. It is also valuable for cutting, as the warm, muted tones suit late season bouquets and harvest style arrangements. Pair it with ornamental grasses, echinacea, rudbeckia, salvias and darker foliage plants to bring out the smoky colour range. Plant after frost risk in full sun and free draining soil improved with compost. Water evenly, pinch early tips for branching if desired, stake if exposed, feed from bud stage onwards and deadhead regularly for continuous blooms. Lift and store tubers frost free after the first frosts.