Deeproot Plant Base Online - Dahlia 'Oreti Stacey'

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botanical name:
Dahlia 'Oreti Stacey'

family: Asteraceae

characteristics: perennial
height: 0.90m width: 0.60m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: pink
main period of interest: Summer

growing conditions: full sun, moist soil
prefered soil pH: neutral
minimum temperature: 0°C
USDA zone: 7 to 10

description:
Large double flowers, up to about 20cm across, with yellowish centres and lilac-pink and white petals that are toothed at the tips.

cultivation:
Moist, but not waterlogged, fertile medium to heavy loam, preferably neutral or very slightly acid. Sunny position. In cool areas, lift tubers in late autumn and overwinter in a frost-free place.

propagation:
By division of tubers or from cuttings.

other notes:
Group 9a - Fimbriated Giant Semi-cactus
Raised by W. Jack, New Zealand, 1996.