Dahlia Ball ‘Ding a Dong’
Dahlia 'Ding a Dong' displays large, ball-type flowers of bright yellow edged in reddish-orange hues on burgundy stems.
Dahlia ‘Ding a Dong’ has large, ball-type, fully double blooms up to 4 inches wide consisting of brilliant peachy yellow blooms edged in cherry red and orange hues that increase with the flower’s age around burgundy centres. A more petite dahlia with burgundy stems reaching only 20-24 inches tall. Fantastic at the front of the border, in mixed containers, and as cut flowers. Dahlia are hardy to coastal BC’s winter temperatures but not to winter wet. Protect from rain in free-draining soils, plant in pots that can be moved and protected, or lift and store in a cool, dry, frost free location. They are moderately deer resistant.
Common Name: Dahlia - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer, Fall
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour: Burgundy
Fragrance: No
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Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Native to Mexico, where they grow in sharply draining uplands and mountains characterized as "pine-oak woodland" that does not experience frost.
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