Dahlia

Dahlias

 

A tall plant with a long lasting flowers.  One of the first plants I got when starting my garden.  A perennial grown from tubers.  Dahlias prefer sandy to loamy soil and full sun.  Dahlias bloom for extended periods of time and will add some colour to your garden when most summer flowers have died down. 

 

I have to say this was one of the easiest flowers in the garden for me, planted the tubers and about 8 weeks later I had luscious plants in full bloom with only the rain and sun taking care of them.

Pictures above of the only two dahlia colours I have in my garden at the moment.  But I'm a happy gardener.  Give them a try and plant a dahlia or two in spring.