Dahlia Impression Festivo is an outstanding variety of the collarette group. Growing between 35 and 55 centimetres tall, this plant with lush, dark green foliage dazzles both in garden and in a pot. The elegant Impression Festivo dahlia stands out with its pretty, erect flowers consisting of broad red petals and a decorative light yellow collar. When the flowers are fully open, the bright orange centres become visible. Gardeners value dahlias for their decorative value, as their flowers appear continually from mid-summer to the end of autumn. Dwarf dahlias such as the Impression Festivo perfectly fill borders, dense rows along a sidewalk, or a grouping on a lawn. Moderate growth and nice, compact habit allow for cultivation in pots and boxes. Blooming dahlia bushes constitute a unique decoration of a balconies, terrace, stairs, or a porch.

You will achieve best results by pre-growing dahlias in pots indoors. Tubers planted in early spring will grow into pretty seedlings, which you can transplant or simply put outside after the last frost. Dahlias require a sunny or semi-shaded site. Provide them with fertile, humus, permeable, continually moist soil to enable them to grow freely and healthy. This species does not like drafts and prefers sheltered and warm places.

Dahlias cannot winter in the ground, low temperatures hurt and damage them. After the first frost, dig out dahlia tubers and move them to a cool, dry room. We recommend storing them covered with peat, sawdust, or sand.

Each package contains one first choice dahlia seedling of the Impression Festivo variety. Look for basic plant facts and growing tips on the package label.

• Variety: Impression Festivo
• Use: ornamental - garden, pots
• Growth form: compact
• Flower colour: red-yellow
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Foliage: dark green
• Site: sunny or partial shade, warm, sheltered; fertile, humus, permeable, continually moist soil
• Bulbs: 1
• Height: 35 to 55 centimetres
• Flowering period: mid-summer to mid-autumn
• Planting period: spring
• Wintering in the ground?: no