when to plant dahlias ireland

We pick some of our favourite plant combinations for bright sunny spots in the garden. With just a spot of sun some moderately fertile soil and supplemental water when its dry you can be dazzled daily by our expanded dahlia collection.

Irish Blackhart Flowers Dahlia Garden Plants

Their colors range from the subtle to the brilliant and they can take forms of perfect symmetry or free frilly shapes.

. By BBC Gardeners World Magazine Published. S tarting as unassuming tubers or tiny seeds dahlias are your wildest flower fantasies come true. But if you live in the north or if you experience a particularly long cold winter your dahlia tubers may rot and have to be replaced. However because dahlias are tender they dont reliably survive British winters.

You may be lucky if you live in the south after cutting back the stems simply apply a thick mulch at the base of the plant to protect the tubers from frost. Monday 8 July 2019 at 839 am.