Description

Dahlia Stolze Berlin is a dependable summer performer that suits customers who want a showpiece plant with weeks of flowering. Dahlias respond well to simple care, and this is a variety that benefits from regular deadheading and feeding, rewarding customers with a steady run of fresh blooms from mid summer until frost.

In the garden, it works well planted in groups as a focal colour patch, or spaced through a mixed border to create repeated highlights. The flowers also suit cutting, bringing long lasting colour indoors while encouraging the plant to produce more stems. Pair it with salvias, nepeta, echinacea, achillea and ornamental grasses for a structured late season border that performs in Irish conditions.

Plant after frosts in full sun. Use fertile, free draining soil improved with compost. Water in well and keep moisture consistent, especially through dry spells and in containers. Pinch early tips for branching, support if the site is exposed, feed from bud stage, and deadhead to keep flowering continuous. Lift and store tubers frost free after autumn frosts for repeat success.