Grand Prix Dahlia Plant

Grand Prix Dahlia enlivens your garden with its eye-catching 8-10 inch blooms, featuring bright yellow petals with tips dipped in crisp white for a striking, two-tone effect. This vibrant variety blooms steadily from midsummer to frost, adding a sunny, winning touch to borders, containers, and arrangements. Supported by strong stems and rich green foliage, it’s a cheerful standout that brings a burst of energy with ease.

And this beauty’s a trooper. It keeps those vivid, standout blooms coming all season, needing only a bright spot and some light tending to stay in top form. Heat? It shrugs it off with flair. Pests and deer? They catch sight of this sunny showoff and turn tail, outshone by its charm.

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