Sylvia / Maarn
ADS: 3003, BB, FD, OR.
Height: 3-4’.
Bloom: 4” Ball
Notes: Sylvia/ Maarn is the colour of orange juice in summer, fading to golden yellow in fall. It’s a vigorous grower with strong stems and long-lasting blooms from July until first frost. This year, it has been only producing flowers with open centres, and I’m not sure why. I have read that this can be because of the weather, or changing genetics. I still love the blooms this way - they are swirly and fun, and plants are vigorous. Price has been reduced to reflect this.
ADS: 3003, BB, FD, OR.
Height: 3-4’.
Bloom: 4” Ball
Notes: Sylvia/ Maarn is the colour of orange juice in summer, fading to golden yellow in fall. It’s a vigorous grower with strong stems and long-lasting blooms from July until first frost. This year, it has been only producing flowers with open centres, and I’m not sure why. I have read that this can be because of the weather, or changing genetics. I still love the blooms this way - they are swirly and fun, and plants are vigorous. Price has been reduced to reflect this.
ADS: 3003, BB, FD, OR.
Height: 3-4’.
Bloom: 4” Ball
Notes: Sylvia/ Maarn is the colour of orange juice in summer, fading to golden yellow in fall. It’s a vigorous grower with strong stems and long-lasting blooms from July until first frost. This year, it has been only producing flowers with open centres, and I’m not sure why. I have read that this can be because of the weather, or changing genetics. I still love the blooms this way - they are swirly and fun, and plants are vigorous. Price has been reduced to reflect this.
For best results, grow your dahlias in a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil. Stake flowers for support and deadhead/ harvest blooms regularly. This will encourage the plant to keep producing flowers. Lift tubers after the first frost and store them in a cool, dry place. In March, they can be potted up and kept in a temperate greenhouse before planting out, or tubers can be planted directly into the garden after the risk of frost has passed. We plant directly into prepared beds, with a handful of organic fertilizer into each hole. Once planted, the tubers do not need water until shoots have emerged from the soil, as it can cause them to rot. Once they get growing, they will need regular watering, approximately every three days or more if the weather is hot.