Dahlia 'Lilac Time'
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in the UK
Discovered By - Raised by Torrance - Hopkin, plant breeders
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 1.2m
Width - 60cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A Decorative Dahlia.
A clump-forming, tuberous Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Mid to dark green, pinnate leaves with ovate to oval leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Fully double, pale lilac-mauve flowers have broad, pointed petals. Each Bloom can reach to 20cm across. The flowers 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.
A sport of the popular Dahlia 'Thomas Edison'
Flower:
Fully double, pale lilac-mauve flowers have broad ray florets (petals) with pointed tips. Each bloom can reach to 20cm across. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced from July into October, or until taken by hard frost.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Disc and ray florets
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Mid to dark green, 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 the winter.