The eye-catching The Phantom dahlia will definitely appeal to garden connoisseurs. It produces numerous small pink-Bordeaux-red flowers. The first to unfold are broad oval ray florets. A small tuft of dark, dentate, smaller petals grows over the ray florets. Thin yellow edges that underscore their unique shape only add charm to them. Presented representative of the anemone-flowered dahlias grows relatively tall, 80 to 100 centimetres tall. These dahlias with unique flowers can become a surprising component of a flower bed or a larger arrangement. Large Phantom dahlias look great with a house or a wooden pergola behind them. These dahlias bear dozens of flowers and can be easily removed of a few stems that would turn into a durable and stylish interior decoration.

Growing dahlias is neither complicated nor time-consuming. The only problematic activity could be digging out the rootstock in autumn, yet the beauty of the flowers and the length of the flowering period make up for this inconvenience. The site belongs to key factors in dahlia growing. To make your dahlias stunning, plant them on a sunny situation in a fertile and permeable soil. Plants must have a steady supply of nutrients - add some compost to the hole before planting. Fertilize dahlias every three to for weeks during the season. Water dahlias, who belong to plants sensitive to water shortages, with moderation. This species does not tolerate waterlogged soil.

Dahlia tubers should not be planted outside earlier than mid-May, into holes thrice the size of the rootstock. A layer of soil, a couple of inches thick, should lay over the rootstock. The dried remnant of the last year's shoot should stick out from the ground. Dig out dahlia rootstock after the season is over and the first frost. Store them indoors until the next planting late in spring the following year.

Each package contains 1 piece of first choice rootstock of The Phantom dahlia. Basic plant growing instructions can be found on the package.

• Variety: The Phantom
• Use: ornamental - garden, cut flower
• Growth form: erect
• Flower colour: pink-Bordeaux-red
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Flower type: anemone-shaped
• Site: sunny; fertile, permeable, moist soil
• Bulbs: 1
• Height: 80 to 100 cm
• Planting period: May
• Planting depth (cm): thrice the size of the rootstock
• Wintering in the ground: no