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A handful of Dahlia ‘Fashion Monger’.
A handful of Dahlia ‘Fashion Monger’.

Dahlia ‘Fashion Monger’

Features

  • Pollinator-friendly
  • Suitable for containers

Description

These darling, slightly upward-facing flowers have pointed cranberry petals with delicate white stripes and creamy white tips. Rows of long, fluffy, creamy twizzles brushed with cranberry encircle the golden center. These smaller plants are covered in medium-size blooms and only reach about waist high, so they would also be suitable for containers.

Details

Form: collarette
Bloom size: unknown
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 80 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 12 to 18 in
Pinch: when 12 in tall

Harvesting/Vase Life

Dahlias don’t unfurl much once they’ve been harvested so it’s important to not pick them too early. Harvest when blooms are three-quarters of the way open, but not overly ripe. Check the back of each flower head, looking for firm and lush petals versus papery or slightly dehydrated ones. Place into water with hydrator, or sear stem ends by placing into 160°F to 180°F (just off boiling) water and allow to cool for one hour. Expect a vase life of 5 days.

Details

Description

These darling, slightly upward-facing flowers have pointed cranberry petals with delicate white stripes and creamy white tips. Rows of long, fluffy, creamy twizzles brushed with cranberry encircle the golden center. These smaller plants are covered in medium-size blooms and only reach about waist high, so they would also be suitable for containers.

Details

Form: collarette
Bloom size: unknown
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 80 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 12 to 18 in
Pinch: when 12 in tall

Harvesting/Vase Life

Dahlias don’t unfurl much once they’ve been harvested so it’s important to not pick them too early. Harvest when blooms are three-quarters of the way open, but not overly ripe. Check the back of each flower head, looking for firm and lush petals versus papery or slightly dehydrated ones. Place into water with hydrator, or sear stem ends by placing into 160°F to 180°F (just off boiling) water and allow to cool for one hour. Expect a vase life of 5 days.

Sources

How to Grow

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