Red Cap Dahlia Plant

Red Cap Dahlia brings a vibrant charm to your garden with its stunning 3-4 inch spherical blooms, radiating a vivid red hue in perfectly rounded, ball-like form. This captivating variety blooms steadily from midsummer to frost, effortlessly enhancing borders, containers, and cut arrangements with its bold color, set against lush green foliage on sturdy stems.

And this fiery jewel keeps the energy high. It rolls out those brilliant red orbs all season with unstoppable zest, needing just a sunny nook and a touch of care to shine. Heat? It blazes through it like a summer star. Pests and deer? They spot this vivid marvel and scatter, no match for its radiant pop.

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