The Firebird dahlia that belongs to the charming Mignon dahlias guarantees a distinct colour and an attractive low appearance. It is a dwarf dahlia that is well suited for planting in planters and pots. It be used to flank paths, pavements, and driveways. The about 40 centimetres tall dahlia that flowers until the first frost is a great addition to flower beds and lawns too. The variety that we offer here is a plant that adds character to compositions. Red flowers with a yellow eye, consisting of a single whorl of almost round petals, contrast nicely with green leaves. This simple flower fits into rural and natural gardens.

You need a permeable, fertile, constantly, yet moderately moist soil with a high humus content to grow beautiful dahlias. Take care of regular fertilizing and watering at sites where the soils are of lesser quality. You can feed the soil with compost or a slow-release multicomponent fertilizer right before planting. Avoid nitrate fertilizers that ensure abundant growth of the tufts but would not stimulate plants to produce flowers. To stimulate dahlia bushes to abundant and long lasting blooming, it is recommended to remove wilted flowers so the plant would not lose strength on producing seeds.

Dahlia will adorn your garden for years to come if you dig out its frost sensitive rootstock after the end of each season. Roughly cleaned and dried dahlia tubers should be stored in a dry, ventilated room that is well protected from frost. Storing dahlia rootstock in baskets or airy boxes, layered with peat or sawdust, proves to be most convenient. Plant the rootstock again after the last frost in spring.

Each package contains 10 first quality dahlia rootstocks of the Firebird variety. Basic plant growing instructions can be found on the package.

• Variety: Firebird
• Use: ornamental - planters, flower beds, alwns, edgings
• Growth form: dwarf, compact
• Flower colour: red with yellow eye
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Foliage: green
• Flower type: collerette
• Site: permeable, fertile, moist soil with high humus content
• Bulbs: 10
• Height: 40 cm
• Flowering period: July - October
• Planting period: spring
• Wintering in the ground: no