Dalia Ziva belongs to newcomers in our store. This wonderful plant immediately catches the eye with its velvety appearance of deep red flowers, and decorative dark foliage. This medium-tall dahlia is a fantastic solution for those looking for an extraordinary plant that will add style and bright colours to their composition. Dalia Ziva is a floral dandy. Noble colour of its flowers and leaves predestines this variety for displaying in showcase parts of a flower bed. This plant reliably decorates the garden from mid-summer until the first wave of cold in autumn. The magnificent, unique Ziva dahlia proves its great value as cut flower too. It stays fresh in a vase for a long time, and its colour helps to create unforgettable bouquets, and arrangements in containers.

Grow dahlias at a sunny place that is also sheltered from the wind. They like loose, well-drained soil with high humus content. Weed the site before planting and remove any stones from the soil. Dahlias have rather high nutritional requirements. Feel free to enrich the ground with compost, even right before planting the rhizome. Plants need to be nourished throughout the season. Choose multi-component fertilizers with a reduced nitrogen content. You support flower production and not foliage growing that way. Trimming of faded flowers prolongs the blooming period.

Thermophilic dahlias cannot winter in the ground. After the first major temperature drop, cut down the stems and dig up tubers to store them indoors. Find an airy container filled with sawdust or peat for that purpose. Dahlia tubers winter best in cool places where temperature remains over the freezing point.

Each package contains one first-choice tuber of the Ziva dahlia. Packaging label contains a quick growing guide and basic plant description.

• Variety: Ziva
• Use: ornamental - garden, pots, cut flower
• Growth form: medium-tall, compact
• Flower colour: red
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Foliage: dark green
• Site: sunny, sheltered; loose, well-drained soil
• Bulbs: 1
• Flowering period: mid-summer to mid-autumn
• Wintering in the ground?: no