The word dahlia means plant with tube- like stems”. With a blast of different colors, shapes and sizes, Dahlias bring life and beauty back to your landscape in late summer and into the fall months. The diversity of Dahlias allow you to use them in many different aspects of your landscape design, from low growing border plants to stately background plantings which may reach six feet in height. Dahlias make excellent cut flowers, which typically last about a week in the house. Arabian Night Dahlia: Crimson red. Decorative Dahlias have layer upon layer of fully double flat florets which are broad and blunt-ended. Dark and mysterious as its name suggests, Arabian Night produces velvety blooms of deep red. Expect blooms up to 10- 25 cm in diameter. + Originating from Mexico and Guatemala, these were the flowers of Inca kings and despite their royal origins Dahlias are amoungst the easiest plants to grow in the garden. They are a wonderful source of cut flowers and will provide a veritable cornucopia of colourful blooms for your bouquets from mid summer until the first frost. Hardy as they are, Dahlias are susceptible to cold so be careful not to plant them too early and be sure to dig them up and store them in a frost-free place before old Jack Frost comes calling
