Dahlia 'Fascination'
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in Britain
Discovered By - Raised by Elsdon, plant breeder
Year of Introduction - 1960's
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 75cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A Peony-flowered Dahlia.
A clump-forming, tuberous Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. Nearly black, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Semi-double to double flowers are a vivid shade of rose-pink and have broad, flat petals with pointed tips. At the centre of each Bloom is a red disc with golden Disc florets. The Blooms are held singly on upright stems and produced from midsummer into mid-autumn or until hit by a hard frost. Excellent for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinators.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Semi-double to double flowers are vivid rose-pink and have broad, flat ray florets (petals) with pointed tips. At the centre of each bloom is a dark red disc with golden disc florets. The blooms are held singly and produced from July into October, or until hit by a hard frost.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Disc and ray florets
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Dark purple-green (very nearly black), pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on hollow, upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Store the tubers in a frost-free location over winter.