Bring bold, show-stopping color to your garden with Dinnerplate Dahlia seeds. These ornamental perennials produce enormous, vibrant flowers that are perfect for cut arrangements, garden beds, and patio containers. Their striking blooms attract pollinators, enhancing your garden’s beauty and ecological value. Easy to grow and maintain, these seeds offer long-lasting floral display from summer to fall.

Features

1. Variety: Dinnerplate Dahlia
2. Growth habit: Upright, bushy perennial
3. Flower style: Large, single or double blooms in a variety of colors
4. Blooming season: Summer to early fall
5. Light requirement: Full sun
6. Soil requirements: Well-draining, fertile soil
7. Suitable for: Garden beds, patios, containers, cut flower arrangements, pollinator gardens

Specifications

1. Seed Type: Non-GMO seeds
2. Planting Season: Spring after last frost
3. USDA Zones: 8–11 (can be grown as annual in cooler zones)
4. Planting Depth: 0.25 inch (6 mm)
5. Spacing: 18–24 inches (45–60 cm)
6. Germination Time: 7–14 days
7. Days to Bloom: 90–120 days after sowing
8. Plant Height: 3–4 feet (90–120 cm)
9. Plant Width: 2–3 feet (60–90 cm)
10. Watering: Moderate; well-drained soil essential
11. Maintenance: Deadhead to promote continuous blooms; low-maintenance once established
12. Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor garden beds, patio containers, or cut flower arrangements

Planting Guide

1. Sow seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors after frost danger passes.
2. Keep soil moist but not waterlogged.
3. Transplant seedlings outdoors when they are strong enough and temperatures are warm.
4. Provide full sun for optimal bloom size and color.
5. Space plants adequately to allow airflow and healthy growth.