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White single flowers with golden centres, 28 Sept 2026
Dahlia (white, single)
Dahlia (collarette type, from a 'Pret à Collarette' mix)
Simple white dahlia flowers with golden centres, loved by bees. Dahlias hate frost: after the first frost blackens the leaves, either lift the tubers and store them somewhere dry, or cut down and mulch thickly.
Part of the kitchen bed, planted out in spring 2026.
From a 'Pret à Collarette' mix, the same as the dahlia in the laundry trug.
- Common name
- Dahlia (white, single)
- Section
- Beds
- Spot
- Garden (kitchen bed)
- Soil
- Garden soil (tbc)
- Options
Potential
A flowering feature for a border or substantial container, with the single flowers also useful in a mixed summer display.
- From
- Grown from a tuber, spring 2026
- Age
- About 1 year
- Next repot
- Not needed: it's in the ground
- Edible
- 🤔 Sort of: Technically the tubers are edible, but we would rather keep the flowers.
- Hardy
- ❌ No: in before the first frost
- Garden-centre price
- about £6
Did you know?
Dahlias first came to Europe from Mexico as a potential vegetable crop for their tubers, but caught on for the flowers.
Care & updates
- What to expect
- Dies back or rests over winter and comes back strong in spring, flowering through summer. Flowers Jul–Oct.
- Feeding
- Every 14 days, May–Aug, with Tomato feed (high potash), half strength
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