Dahlia ‘Lake Ontario’
Dahlia 'Lake Ontario' is a stunning dahlia with fully double, golden yellow flowers edged in a rosy dark pink.
Dahlia ‘Lake Ontario’ is a stunner in the garden and vase displaying large fully double 4-6″ wide golden yellow flowers edged in rosy dark pink on strong stems from summer to frost. 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
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: No
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Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
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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