Dahlia ‘Senior’s Hope’
Dahlia 'Senior's Hope' is a decorate dahlia with five inch wide blooms in unique shades of dusky purple and pink with burgundy centres.
Dahlia ‘Senior’s Hope’ is a decorate dahlia with five inch wide blooms in unique shades of dusky purple and pink with burgundy centres on stems to 2.5 feet high. Dahlias are hardy to the winter temperatures of coastal BC but not to the winter wet. Grow outside in locations that are dry in winter or lift and store in a cool, dry location indoors like everyone else does.
Common Name: Dahlia
Family: Asteraceae (The Asteraceae Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Burgundy
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
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.
Award:
Geographical Origin: Central and South America, Garden Origin
