Dahlia 'California Sunset'
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 1.2m
Width - 50cm
Location - The Exotic Garden
Description: A Double Orchid Dahlia (within the Miscellaneous Group).
A clump-forming, tuberous Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have oval to ovate leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Fully double, bright yellow flowers have slender petals that both curl inwards and gently recurve behind the Blooms. The flowers 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.
Flower:
Fully double, bright yellow dahlia flowers have long slender ray florets (petals) that both curl inwards and gently recurve behind the blooms. The disc florets are not visible. The flowers are held singly and produced over a long period from July into October, or until hit by a hard frost.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Disc and ray florets held singly
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 hollow, upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with oval to ovate leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Store tubers in a frost-free location over winter.