Harmony Dahlia Plant

Melody Harmony Dahlia enchants your garden with its lovely 4-5 inch blooms, blending pastel pink petals with a gentle yellow flush at the center for a soft, harmonious glow. This compact variety blooms steadily from midsummer to frost, adding a serene charm to borders, containers, and cut arrangements, framed by lush dark green foliage on sturdy stems.

And this sweet beauty keeps the peace alive. It unfurls those delicate, rosy blooms all season with effortless grace, needing just a sunny nook and a bit of care to flourish. Heat? It shines through it like a summer dawn. Pests and deer? They spot this gentle delight and slip away, outdone by its quiet radiance.

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