Dahlia Mignon ‘Mexican Star’
Dahlia 'Mexican Star' has fragrant, single, maroon-red petals around yellow centres.
Dahlia ‘Mexican Star’ is a mignon type cultivar with single, chocolatey maroon petals contrasting with mustard yellow centres. The Cosmos-like blooms are also fragrant! A prolific bloomer from mid summer to fall on tall stems reaching 30-40 inches high. 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. Pollinator friendly.
Common Name: Dahlia - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour: Burgundy
Fragrance: Yes
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Benefits: Bees Butterflies
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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