Description
Dahlia ‘Salmon Runner’
I love, love, love this Dahlia!
I have taken hundreds of photos of it, it’s just so beautiful and makes a handsome garden plant (see my photo gallery).
Dahlia ‘Salmon Runner’ has the same strong stocky robust growth as Dahlia ‘Daisy Duke’, they all need a lot less staking than other dahlias
An excellent choice for the smaller garden.
The leaves go all the way to the base making a very neat looking plant, I used it to line the pathways and position close to the house so I can see it the moment I step outside.
Flowers are warm coral pink-salmon with peach undertones that seem to change and become more vibrant as the light changes in late summer.
Not the longest stems for cut flowers but plenty long enough for table flowers and longer stems can be achieved by disbudding.
You can find all the information you need for growing Dahlia’s here on our Video Hub!
Details:
Flower type: Decorative
Height: 80-90cm (Tall)
Flower Size: 11cm
Position: Full Sun
Plant spacing: 60cm (min)
Pinch: when plants are 30cm tall (Pinching will be covered in detail on Instagram Stories)
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.
