Catching Fire Dahlia Plant

Catching Fire Dahlia ignites your garden with its vibrant 5-inch blooms, blending fiery red from the center into crisp white tips for a flame-like, mesmerizing effect. This striking variety blooms steadily from midsummer to frost, adding a warm, captivating glow to borders, containers, and cut arrangements, set against lush green foliage on sturdy stems.

And this blaze keeps burning bright. It pumps out those bold, fiery blooms all season with sizzling zest, thriving with just a sunny spot and a bit of care. Heat? It flares up like a pro. Pests and deer? They spot this scorching beauty and flee, outmatched by its radiant spark.

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