Description

Dahlia ‘Daisy Duke’

Dahlia ‘Daisy Duke’ is another one of my most favourite varieties.

The flowers are warm coral pink-salmon, with a darker mauve plum centre bringing a richness to arrangements.

Dahlia ‘Daisy Duke’ has strong stocky growth which needs a lot less staking than other dahlia’s (its almost self supporting). The leaves go all the way to the base making a very neat looking garden plant.

Not the longest stems for cut flowers but plenty long enough for table flowers and longer stems can be achieved by disbudding.

So absolutely stunning that I plant Dahlia ‘Daisy Duke’ right at the front in my most prominent flower bed so I can admire it the minute I walk out the back door.

Growing up to 80cm tall Dahlia ‘Daisy Duke’ is an excellent choice for the smaller garden.

You can find all the information you need for growing Dahlia’s here on our Video Hub!

Details:
Flower type: Formal Decorative (officially) but I think its quite ball like
Height: 80-90cm (Tall)
Flower Size: 8cm
Position: Full Sun
Plant spacing: 60cm (min)
Pinch: when plants are 30cm tall (Pinching is covered in detail on the Dahlia Video Hub)

Cutting /Vase Life:
Dahlias do not continue to open once cut so pick when blooms are ¾ of the way open. Check the back of the flower head to check all the petals are perfect. The petals turn papery, drop and lose colour once they start to go over. Deadhead flowers to give plants back the energy to ripen the next flower rather than work on producing seed.

Place flowers straight into ready buckets of water, we rest our blooms for a few hours in water, this is called conditioning.