The Dark Butterfly dahlia surprises with the unusual colour of its bright semi-double flowers. They consist of petals that harmoniously unite different shades of told and pink. This picturesque colour play looks great in garden arrangements and bouquets. The abundance of the flowers that this variety guarantees makes up for their relatively smaller size. Stunning colours of the Dark Butterfly dahlia perfectly fill borders and edgings of garden compositions. It also makes this dahlia well suited for growing in planters. This representative od decorative dahlia group grows 75 to 90 centimetres tall. Its lush beautifully leaved tufts harmonize with many plants what makes finding the right place in the garden for them rather easy. The attractive, shaded flowers with slightly rolled petals constitute a wonderful decoration of gardens and vases.

Charming dahlias cannot winter in the ground. Its stems should be cut down and tubers dug out and stored indoors after the first autumn frost. We recommend placing the rootstocks in an airy box filled with sawdust or peat. The temperature in the storage room should be low but never fall below the freezing point.

Dahlia tufts require a sunny site that is also sheltered from wind. Dahlias are rather demanding when it comes to nutrients. Therefore, we recommend enriching the soil with compost before planting rootstocks. Dahlias should be fed all season long. Choose multicomponent fertilizers with lower nitrogen content as this compound blocks flowering. Dahlias need to be regularly watered to develop well - they quickly react with wilting to water shortages. Dahlia varieties that produce large and heavy blooms require staking that prevents frail shoots from breaking. Remove some of the flower buds to grow larger blooms. Removing of the wilted flowers helps to prolong the flowering period. 

Each package contains 1 first choice rootstock of the Dark Butterfly dahlia. The label on the bag contains basic plant information and growing instructions.

• Variety: Dark Butterfly
• Use: ornametnal - garden, planters, cut flower
• Growth form: erect tufts
• Flower colour: gold-pink
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Flower type: semi-double
• Site: sunny, sheltered; fertile soil
• Bulbs: 1
• Height: 75 to 90 cm
• Wintering in the ground: no