Botanical Name: Common Names:
Dahlia hybrida Dream Maker TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Dahlias are long flowering tuberous, herbaceous plants. Dream Catcher has dark green foliage and bright, colourful, double hot coral blooms that are highlighted with a ring of flamingo pink petals around the dark central disk. The striking flowers bloom during Summer and Autumn giving a spectacular display to the garden and can be used as a cut flower. Perfect for modern containers on the deck or patio, or as a colourful accent in the garden border. Best grown in full sun in rich moisture retentive soil. Dies down in winter before erupting again the following spring.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, 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: Orange, Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate