Dahlia 'Daisy Duke'
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 1m
Width - 50cm
Location - The Exotic Garden
Description: A Decorative Dahlia.
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 flowers have gently incurved petals that open bright magenta-pink and gradually fade to a shade of peachy-apricot as the Bloom opens and the petals age. Each flower has a visible green centre (unusual for a decorative dahlia). The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced over a long period from midsummer into mid-autumn, or until hit by a hard frost. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Fully double flowers have gently incurved petals that open bright magenta-pink and gradually fade to a shade of peachy-apricot as the bloom opens and the ray florets (petals) age. Each flower has a visible green centre which is unusual for a decorative dahlia. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced over a long period from July into October or until taken by a hard frost.
Flower colour: Pink, apricot
Flower shape: 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 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 the winter.