Dahlia ‘Bishop of York’ produces a healthy bed of lush, deep-purple almost black foliage, studded with sunny golden yellow blooms for numerous months from July and grows to a mature height of 90 cm.

The contrast of the colours and texture combination looks stunning in large vintage metal containers with feathery grasses, tall Rudbeckia and dark trailing foliage plants, fitting well into both modern and traditional garden designs.

Paeony-Flowered ‘Bishop of York’ blooms profusely from mid-summer until frost signals dormancy for the plants.  Keep deadheading spent flowerheads which measure 10 cm, or better still, cut the golden flowers for uplifting seasonal floral arrangements and bouquets.

Dahlias thrive in rich soil, and an application of well rotted manure is most beneficial and these bishop paeony flowered dahlias. de Jager's Dahlia 'Bishop of York' top size, top quaility tubers are supplied polythene bags, in which they may be safely kept until planting time, stored in a cool place.