Art Fair Dahlia Plant

Art Fair Dahlia graces your garden with its lovely 4-5 inch blooms, showcasing pure white petals with a creamy yellow center for a crisp, elegant look. This charming variety blooms steadily from midsummer to frost, adding a bright, serene glow to borders, containers, and arrangements against its dark green foliage. It’s a compact beauty that brings timeless appeal with quiet confidence.

And this stunner keeps the show glowing. It rolls out those pristine, white blooms all season with steady flair, thriving with just a sunny nook and a bit of care. Heat? It handles it like a warm breeze. Pests and deer? They spot this radiant gem and slip away, captivated by its shine.

Planting Instructions:

• - Plant tubers when soil reaches 60°F. Space them 4-6 inches deep with crown up and roots down

Soil Preparation:

• - Prefers well-drained, fertile soil

Watering Specifics:

• - Wait until green sprouts emerge from the soil before watering
• - Then water deeply 2-3 times per week, and daily if plants are in containers

Fertilizer Type:

• - Use fertilizers with a lower nitrogen count; half the amount of nitrogen relative to phosphorus and potassium (lower N on NPK ratio)
• - Fertilize every 2-3 weeks for containers and every 3-4 weeks for soil grown plants

Pruning and Training:

• - Pinch back the main shoot to encourage branching and more flowers
• - Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering

Additional Pest Management:

• - Inspect regularly for pests like aphids, slugs, and snails

Temperature Tolerance:

• - Protect plants from early frosts with mulch or fleece covers to extend the flowering season

Overwintering:

• - After frost has turned the foliage brown, dig up tubers and store them over the winter
• - Clean tubers and let them dry for a few days in a frost-free location, then store in cool, dry place in slightly moist peat moss or sand