Dahlia Mignon ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’
Dahlia 'Verrone's Obsidian' has single, star-shaped, chocolate-burgundy flowers with red bases and yellow centres.
Dahlia ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’ is a distinctive mignon type cultivar with 3-4 inch wide flowers with unique, almost black, chocolate-burgundy, semi-tubular, star-shaped petals with hints of ruby-red radiating from the base around bright yellow centres. 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. Pollinator friendly. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Dahlia - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Burgundy
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies Bees
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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