Botanical Name: Common Names:
Dahlia hybrida Barbarry Bonafide Ball Dahlia,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Rounded, Upright
Description:
Dahlias are long flowering tuberous, herbaceous plants that come in a great range of sizes and flower colours. The striking flowers bloom during Summer and Autumn giving a spectacular display to the garden and can be used as a cut flower. There are tall, short and bedding varieties available with lush green foliage. 'Barbarry Bonafide' is a pompon Dahlia, it has petite sphere-shaped dark-purple, maturing to hot-pink blooms.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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