Dahlia pinnata

‘Giant Hybrids Mixed’

DINNER PLATE DAHLIAS

Dahlia pinnata ‘Giant Hybrids Mixed’
DINNER PLATE DAHLIAS

Dahlia pinnata ‘Giant Hybrids Mixed’ is a carefully mixed seed strain, gathered from all the best new giant flowered Dahlia varieties

Flowers the size of dinner plates

Literally the flowers can be the size of dinner plates – anything up to 30cm. across.

Full range of jewel colours

‘Giant Hybrids Mixed’ – gives us the full range of jewel like colours that Dahlias are so loved for.
From almost black to pure white and all in between. Subtle blends of colours and highlighted tips to solid colours.
All gorgeous and huge.

Double blooms plus some semis and singles

This mix tends to throw a majority of fully double blooms, but with some semi-doubles and even an occasional single to spice things up.

As easy to grow as any other Dahlias

But despite their giant size blooms, plants of Dahlia pinnata ‘Giant Hybrids Mixed’ are as easy to grow as the grandma’s Dahlias of olden days.
So they are very fashionable again, and suit the modern gardening lifestyle so well with their ease of growing.

Hardy garden fixtures – not pampered show ponies

Dinner Plate Dahlias are easy to grow, low maintenance plants.
Dahlias (always hardy old garden standbys) fell into a fashion black hole for some decades – but DAHLIAS ARE BACK now.
Gardeners cant resist their joyous colours, outrageously huge flowers which are great for vases, plus ease of growing.

Great garden flowers & foliage

Dinner Plate Dahlias make great garden plants.|
Though you may need to stake some of the plants that produce outrageously large blooms.
(Pleasure to do for such rampant bragging rights).

Quick from seed to flower

And if you sow your seeds indoors in late winter to very early spring – you can have new plants to plant out early summer, and first flowers to see that same autumn.
Then the tubers go on blooming for many following years.

Harvest edible flowers for the kitchen

Use the colourful petals of Dahlia pinnata ‘Giant Hybrids Mixed’ as a tasty addition to salads, fruit salads, punches and cocktail drinks.
So pluck the petals, discard the chunky centre of the flower, and just keep the petals.
One flower a salad duth make !!!

Plus edible tubers

Dahlia tubers are also eminently edible and highly prized for food in several different cultures.
The tuber flavour varies depending on individual plants and conditions, but resembles a cross between water-chestnut, beetroot and carrots.
But I don’t think I could bear to sacrifice these beauties.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Suitable for beginners & gardening with kids

Sow seeds for Dahlia pinnata ‘Giant Hybrids Mix’ at any time of year indoors in appropriate temperatures (20-25°C).
OR
Scatter directly in the garden in spring & early summer.

Dahlias are easy to grow from seed, and soon form a tuber.

So many Dahlia breeders increase their selection by growing from seed.

Sow indoors for quick & early plants: First sow the seed in a punnet on surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then cover the seed to a depth of approx. 5mm.

Now stand the sown punnet in a shallow water bath and allow the moisture to percolate up to the surface of the mix from below.

Drain, then place the moist punnet in a warm, well-lit position position (but not in any direct sunlight).

Continue to keep the sown punnet moist by misting from a spray water bottle.
And covering the punnet with a clear plastic lid will help keep the surface consistently moist.

Temperatures of 20-25°C are best for rapid and optimum germination.
Because Dahlia seeds do like heat for sprouting.
So use a heat mat if you have one.

Seedlings emerge in approx. 7-14 days.

Then prick out into individual pots once the first set of true leaves have developed, and grow on in pots ready to plant out into the garden in summer.

Seed Count: 25 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).

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