The Bora Bora dahlia has all the makings of a garden queen with its double flowers with inwards rolled petals. The broadly spreading dahlias with a bushy appearance are wonderful ornamental plants that flower for a long time. The outstanding cactus-type flowers of the Bora Bora variety delight with their juicy colour. The harmonizing yellow and red-pink shades give the plant a slightly exotic look. The 60 to 90 centimetres tall plants are highly resistant to rainfall - their flowers do not store as much water as dahlias with differently shaped blooms. The Bora Bora dahlia who slightly changes colours in course of the flowering period is a unique variety that is worth having in your garden collection. Dahlia is a species that enjoys a triumphant comeback to flower beds and lawns after years of oblivion. Colourful plantings that consist of various dahlia varieties are particularly valuable due to their long and late blooming period. Dahlias grown in pots are a proven method of adorning a balcony and terrace. Dahlias make wonderful cut flowers. All arrangements with cut dahlias stay fresh for a long time.

Dahlia grows well on a sunny situation where it is warm and sheltered from wind. It needs a permeable and fertile soil to develop properly. The site should be moist but not waterlogging, as it may cause rotting of the rootstock. Dahlias have high nutritional requirements. Supplying plants with phosphorus and potassium is crucial during flowering. Removing of wilted flowers stimulates plants to produce even more flower buds.

Dahlia tuberous rootstocks cannot winter in the field and must be excavated after the first frost. Trim the stem first and then gently excavate the rootstock. Rootstock should be placed in boxes that must be stored in a dry place where temperature does not fall below the freezing point. Cover the roots with peat in order to ensure best possible storage conditions.

Each package contains 1 first choice rootstock of the Bora Bora dahlia. Basic plant growing instructions can be found on the package.

• Variety: Bora Bora
• Use: ornamental - flower beds, lawns, cut flower
• Growth form: erect, bushy
• Flower colour: yellow-red-pink
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Flower type: double
• Site: sunny, warm, sheltered; permeable, fertile, moist soil
• Bulbs: 1
• Height: 60 to 90 cm
• Wintering in the ground: no