Cactus Dahlia
Dahlia cultivar
(DAHL-ya)
Well the Dahlias are done for the year with the last couple
of nights toasting them black. I don’t usually pull them out right after the
frost because there are other gardening chores to be done. They can stay out
another couple of weeks, if necessary, because we are right on the fringe of
the area where they would be hardy. In my 30 plus years of gardening experience
Dahlias have actually lived in the ground all winter here twice. Normally that
takes a combination of conditions for that to happen including a very well
drained planting site, warmer than usual weather conditions and a warm
microclimate space in the garden. I don’t plan for that perfect storm to happen
so I remove the tubers and put them in the root cellar for the winter, usually
packed in peat moss.
This Cactus type was really beautiful in the garden this year
and was producing nice flowers up until a couple of weeks ago. The tubers got
mixed up this year so I don’t know the variety.
4 comments:
Gorgeous! I love dahlias.
Marvelous dahlias! Thanks for sharing them.
Bright and cheery Dahlia. My favourite flowers.
Yes, the dear Dahlias are placed in the cellar by now...
Nice Cactus Dahlia :-)
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