Dahlia 'Clair De Lune'
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Year of Introduction - 1946
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 1m
Width - 50cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A Collerette Dahlia.
A clump-forming, Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. Mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have oval to ovate leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Pale yellow, daisy-like flowers have an outer ring of larger petals and an inner collar of much smaller petals, all surrounding a golden central disc. The Blooms are held singly and produced over a long period from midsummer into mid-autumn (or until taken by a hard frost). Excellent for use as cut flowers and attractive to bees and butterflies.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Pale yellow, daisy-like flowers are composed of a single outer layer of larger ray florets (petals) and a collar-like inner layer of much smaller rays, all surrounding a central cluster of golden disc florets. The blooms are held singly and produced, repeatedly, over a long period from July into October, or until a hard frost hits.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers, disc and ray florets
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have oval to ovate leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright, hollow stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with oval to ovate leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, division of tubers.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Store in a frost-free location over winter.