Decorative Dahlia

One of the best dahlias from seed. Prefers well-drained soil. A blaze of rich color, each 18" stem produces a flower of a different delectable hue. The enchanting bronzed purplish foliage provides the perfect setting for the colorful show.

Giant Hybrid Mix produces 3-5" double, semi-double, and single blooms. Under normal to optimal conditions, seeds germinate readily, and plants grow quickly. Tubers are also edible.Transplant (recommended) - Sow 4 weeks before last frost.

It's also an outstanding performer in a vase where it happily flowers for up to 10 days. The pinwheeled blooms of 'Pennhill Watermelon' Dinner Plate Dahlia are frilly and feminine and oh so fabulous! The pink-a-licious petals twist and twirl, lending...

As you can see, they come in both solids and bi-colors. Dahlias are native to Mexico, but there's about as much resemblance between the original and the Dutch hybrids as there is between an old toy car and a brand new Mercedes.

The Pompon Dahlia Mix includes ball-shaped, origami-like blooms in cheerful yellows, oranges, and pinks. The always-double flowers are up to 8', sometimes a whopping 10' across, so the name makes sense.

Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost. The famous 'Shogun Dahlias' are as tall as Decoratives, but have very heavy bloom of smaller bi-colored flowers for gardeners who want a large bushy plant covered with color.

If you don't, here is the information you need. Types of Dahlias: These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success...

Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost. The famous 'Shogun Dahlias' are as tall as Decoratives, but have very heavy bloom of smaller bi-colored flowers for gardeners who want a large bushy plant covered with color.

(If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success with Dahlias is much easier.) Keep them free of bugs, well-watered, and well-fertilized as they grow, and your dahlias will begin to set buds by midsummer and be...

Read our Growing Dahlias page Incredibly productive and easy to care for. The Sunshine Mixed Dahlia Collection brings bright and radiant blooms to the garden, all ready to bask and bathe in the summer sun.

If you don't, here is the information you need. Types of Dahlias: These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success...

Dreamy and adorable, 'Romantique' Dahlia is destined to be your next summer fling. This beauty looks extra lovely when partnered with light blue delphinium, soft yellow coreopsis, or lavender.

Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost. The famous 'Shogun Dahlias' are as tall as Decoratives, but have very heavy bloom of smaller bi-colored flowers for gardeners who want a large bushy plant covered with color.

Each fall, you'll be amazed how the 'bulbs' have multiplied during the summer, giving you more and more to divide and enjoy the next year. The always-double flowers are up to 8', sometimes a whopping 10' across, so the name makes sense.

If you don't, here is the information you need. Types of Dahlias: These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success...

The Radiant Dinner Plate Dahlia Collection showcases a rainbow of oversized blooms, with each one opening up to almost a full foot across! These enormous flowers will be the talk of the neighborhood, with their perfectly-pointed petals and saturated colors...

If you don't, here is the information you need. Types of Dahlias: These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success...

Growing Dahlias: All the gardener needs to do is plant the tubers after spring frosts in good garden soil with full sun. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success with Dahlias is much easier.) Keep them...

If you don't, here is the information you need. Types of Dahlias: These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success...

If you grow just one flower this season, 'Lifestyle' Anemone Dahlia is the one! Soft yellow inner petals, surrounded by pink curved outer petals sit atop sturdy, compact stems that need no staking.

If you don't, here is the information you need. Types of Dahlias: These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success...

Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost. The famous 'Shogun Dahlias' are as tall as Decoratives, but have very heavy bloom of smaller bi-colored flowers for gardeners who want a large bushy plant covered with color.

Here are the official classifications: 'Decorative Dahlias' This group includes the Dinnerplates and also other taller (to 4 ft.) plants with double, chrysanthemum-like flowers. Grow 'Striped Vulcan' in any sunny spot to see blooms from mid summer to...

Purple Gem' Dahlia is indeed a shining gem of the border. It looks extra sassy when combined with yellow zinnias, blue cornflowers, and red salvias. Its violet-pink blooms are packed with layers of slender, tapered petals that glow in the summer sun.

This is one of the most unique dahlias we've seen. The seductive, wine-colored blooms of 'Hollyhill Spider Woman' Dahlia add a touch of exotic to the border. This cactus-type dahlia has slender, sinewy petals that twist and curl, lending a fringed effect...

'Emory Paul' isn't just your average dinner plate dahlia; it's a serving platter dahlia! This variety is made for gardeners who like to feature big, bold blossoms. The enormous blooms of 'Emory Paul' Dinner Plate Dahlia are truly unforgettable.

Purple and lollipop-shaped, 'Marble Ball' is a double-flowering Ball Dahlia that delights with petals that curiously curve and spiral inward. The always-double flowers are up to 8', sometimes a whopping 10' across, so the name makes sense.