Description

Dahlia Waltzing Mathilda is used when a scheme needs warmth without harshness. The flowers are decorative in form, with layered petals that create full, showy blooms. Colour typically sits across a shifting blend of apricot, peach and soft pink, and it often develops deeper tones toward the petal edges as the bloom matures. This natural variation helps large plantings look less flat, with early flowers reading lighter and later blooms carrying more depth.

Waltzing Mathilda is a strong candidate for mixed borders, estate beds and public display planting where you want a warm palette that still feels refined. It pairs well with bronze foliage, grasses and late season perennials, and it is especially useful in schemes aimed at late summer and autumn colour. In cutting production, it gives high value stems with a colour range that suits wedding and event work as well as harvest style arrangements.

Biodiversity note: decorative dahlias can be less accessible to pollinators than single flowered types. If pollinator value is a priority in the same bed, include nearby nectar rich plants or single dahlias to keep insects feeding through the season.