Details
- Supplied As
- Tubers
- Bulb Size
- Top Size
- Dahlia Flower Diameter
- 11 cm
- Flowering Height
- 80 cm
- RHS Recommended
- Plants for Pollinators
- Colour
- Whites & Creams
- Pinks & Pastels
- Purples & Mauves
- Flowering Time
- July
- August
- September
- October
- Planting Time
- March
- April
- May
- Growing
- Lift After Flowering Season
- Perfect For
- Cutting
- Scented
Dahlia Honka Fragile
D4493
Description
An ethereal beauty, Orchid Flowered ‘Honka Fragile’ is an award-winning dahlia, having been granted a prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the RHS. When you see the exceptional beauty of the incredible flowers, it is easy to see why it holds such an accolade.
Each bee-friendly bloom consists of a golden, pollen-rich heart centred within eight perfect, raspberry edged, ivory petals. The elegant, star-shaped blooms of the orchid flowered dahlia 'Honka Fragile' hold a delicate scent and make beautiful cut flowers.
Looks brilliant in the herbaceous border with soft, feathery grasses, growing to a height of 70 cm.
de Jager's top size, top quaility dahlia tubers are supplied polythene bags, in which they may be safely kept until planting time, stored in a cool place.
Care Guide
To grow Dahlias, select a sunny spot with well-drained soil, and dig a 30 cm deep hole. Plant the tuber 10 cm below the soil surface, spacing multiple tubers 45 cm apart, or 90 cm for taller varieties. Water consistently, maintaining moist but not saturated soil and protect new shoots from slug damage with eco-friendly methods. Feed plants during the blooming period with liquid plant food. Provide support for stems which will reach 60-90 cm tall depending on variety. Enjoy spectacular blooms from late summer until first frosts. Cut or deadhead the flowers regularly for a continually flourishing display. Once blooming has finished, cut back foliage before lifting, drying and storing the tubers in peat-free substitute, in a frost-free place until the following spring.
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