The Rock Star dahlia is a magnificent anemone-flowered variety. In the middle of the Bordeaux-red flowers sits a cap consisting of tiny fringed tubes. It is surrounded by one whorl of broad oval petals that subtly flow down. These exceptionally ornamental flowers take on a noble colour and perfectly fit into greeneries in garden and rectangular planters on a balcony. Large dahlias produce plenty of flowers and constitute a wonderful source of florist material for bouquets and seasonal arrangements.
Dahlia can be planted only after the last frost in May. You can force rootstocks in pots to grow flowering specimens quicker. In that case you plant outside ready seedlings. Dahlia roots must be covered with a layer of soil and watered immediately after planting. Fertilizing every three to four weeks, watering twice a week, and topping of wilted flowers are the necessary care measures while cultivating dahlias. You can trim the shoots at the beginning what will make plants spread better. Dahlias do not have any special cultivation requirements. This plant grows well on all sites that are in the sunlight for six to eight hours daily. You should make sure that it has permeable and fertile soil at its disposal. Place a drainage layer of stones or gravel at the bottom of planting holes to prevent the soil from drying out and waterlogging. Prepare the soil for growing dahlias by feeding it with compost and tilling thoroughly. Select a warm and wind sheltered place for those plants. Dahlias belong to perennials that cannot winter in the ground. You must dig out their rootstock in autumn and transfer it to a room that is protected from frost. You must strip the rootstock of all green parts and dry gently right before storage.
Each package contains 10 premium quality dahlia rootstocks of the Rock Star variety. Basic plant growing instructions can be found on the package.
- Variety: Rock Star
- Use: ornamental - garden, planters, cut flower
- Growth form: erect
- Flower colour: Bordeaux-red
- Vegetation form: perennial
- Flower type: anemone-shaped
- Site: sunny, warm, wind-sheltereed; permeable, fertile soil
- Bulbs: 10
- Planting period: May
- Wintering in the ground: no
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