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Big and leafy in its recycled laundry trug, 28 Sept 2026
Dahlia in the laundry trug
Dahlia (collarette type, from a 'Pret à Collarette' mix)
A big, leafy dahlia with white single flowers and golden centres, growing in an old plastic laundry trug rescued from the recycling at work.
Dahlias hate frost: once the first frost blackens the leaves, cut it down and either move the whole trug somewhere frost-free or lift the tubers and store them dry until spring.
From a 'Pret à Collarette' mix, the same as the dahlia in the kitchen bed.
- Common name
- Dahlia in the laundry trug
- Section
- Pots & containers
- Spot
- Garden (by the greenhouse)
- Soil
- Compost
- Options
Potential
A flowering container feature. A border display is another option if the plant is later moved.
- From
- Grown from a tuber, spring 2026
- Age
- About 1 year
- Next repot
- Around Mar 2027
- 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 £8
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
- Next root check
- Mar 2027
- 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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