Dahlia 'Dark Spirit'
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Introduce contrast to your planting schemes with blooms from the dahlia dark side, such as those of bewitching Dahlia 'Dark Spirit'. The near-black loose pompon flowers of this shadowy number are exquisitely formed and the darkness of the petals is so alluring. It’s a prolific variety which typically exudes a generous quantity of gloriously dark blooms through the season. You'll notice their intense, almost black colour from afar, and find the flower form is a detailed masterpiece to admire close up too. Use Dahlia 'Dark Spirit' to highlight the colours in your garden and add depth to your displays.
Flowering from summer right into autumn, combine Dahlia 'Dark Spirit' with dusky orange and red for a cosy, warm laste-season display. On the flip side, near-black being a very versatile colour, it combines just as well with bright pinks and purples as well as soft pastels! Dahlia 'Dark Spirit', like most other dahlias, is not only powerful in the garden but also a fantastic cut flower. The blooms last well, have a good stem length and it's very abundant. Once this black ball dahlia gets going, you can cut the flowers to create indoor arrangements and still leave plenty to enjoy on the plant.
Going against the grain of what the colour black is generally associated with, (near-)black flowers represent a sense of rebirth and starting anew.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Thrives well in full sun
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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May need winter cover
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Dahlia 'Dark Spirit' (D)
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Flower colour
Near-black
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Tuber size
1
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Established height
70cm-1m
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Established spread
30-50cm
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Plant spacing
5 tubers per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Half hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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