3 X Dahlia 'Fire and Ice' Tubers - Size 1 - FREE P&P - Millthorpe Plant Centre

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This listing is for 3 x Dahlia 'Fire and Ice' tubers in a Size 1. Beautiful red and white striped blooms with a bright golden eye that will really liven up your garden. Colourful Dahlia 'Fire and Ice' makes a spectacular show in sunny borders and a most distinctive cut flower. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 45cm (18"). Size 1 tubers supplied. Plant Dahlia tubers outdoors in April after all risk of frost has passed. Choose a sunny position in moist well drained soil. Prepare the soil by digging in plenty of well rotted manure or compost. Plant tubers at a depth of 15cm (6?) and water well. Alternatively, start tubers into growth in pots of compost in a frost free greenhouse. Transplant them into their final positions outdoors in June. Feed and water regularly throughout the growing season. Pinch out the growing tip of each young stem to encourage bushier growth and more flowers. Taller varieties may require staking with garden canes to support their tall stems. Deadhead faded dahlia flowers to encourage more blooms to be produced. With the first autumn frosts, remove tubers from their positions and trim away old stems to 5cm above the tuber. Clean any remaining soil from the tubers and store over winter in peat or sand, in a cool but frost free position. Replant Dahlia tubers the following spring for another spectacular display! Alternatively, if planted in a sheltered well drained position in the border, mulch well around the plant to protect tubers over the winter. We hand pick and pack all our sales, to ensure our customers receive the best quality products. The tubers will be sent well packaged. All our products should be planted as soon as possible after receipt and never stored in the packaging material.