If you like majestic and elegant plants the Downham Royal dahlia (Dahlia) should definitely appear in your garden. This vigorous variety grows about 80 centimetres tall and takes on a nice compact erect habit. Flower buds appear in the middle of summer on the slender erect shoots that are densely covered with leaves in lower parts. Double inflorescences develop from them already in July. They are spherical like pompons, large, and take on a deep crimson-red colour. It's hard to resist the temptation to cut them and put into vases. You can do it without much consideration as the flowers retain a fresh look in water for a long time. The plant continues to produce new buds until early autumn.

A lush tuft of double-flowered pompon dahlia constitutes a great solitary plant. If you have more space in the garden, it is worth setting up a flower bed intended only for differently sized dahlia varieties – presented variety displays its entire charm united with the White Aster pompon dahlia, the yellow Potgieter dahlia, and the dwarf cactus dahlias. Those heat-loving perennials thrive on partially shady and sunny situations in a deeply tilled, humous soil with a high water capacity. You can start planting dahlia rootstocks in mid-Spring.

A single package contains 10 large rootstocks of the Downham Royal dahlia. You will find the essential plant growing instructions on every package.

• Variety: Downham Royal
• Use: ornamental - garden, cut flower
• Growth form: erect, compact
• Flower colour: crimson
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Flower type: double, spherical, pompon-shaped
• Site: sunny or partially shady; tilled, humous soil with high water capacity
• Bulbs: 10
• Height: 80 cm
• Flowering period: July - October
• Planting period: mid-spring
• Wintering in the ground: no