Garden Show dahlia
Dahlia 'Garden Show'
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tallup to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Dark purple-red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Garden Show' dahlia (Dahlia 'Garden Show') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The dark purple-red blooms open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers. E. van Dongen bred it.
Pairs well with Black-eyed Susan, Purple top, Catmint, and Blue Fortune Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop.