Dahlia 'Dad's Favourite'
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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£4.99
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£5.99
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Description
He must be a man with good taste, Dahlia 'Dad's Favourite' is indeed an absolute beauty. This anemone-flowered dahlia is bright, unusual, fun and also benefits pollinators with its big, generously nectar-rich blooms which bees and butterflies can’t resist. Rounded mauve petals encircle an oversized, powderpuff centre of tiny, crumpled pink petals, each edged in contrasting gold. Each curious bloom is perched on a dark stem that adds even more charm to this intriguing variety. Plant Dahlia 'Dad's Favourite' in your garden and it may well become one of your favourites too!
The buzz about Dahlia 'Dad's Favourite' isn’t just due to the wide flowerheads that create a tempting buffet for passing pollinating insects. There’s always hype about casually stylish cut flowers like these which bring a refreshing twist to summer arrangements. Anemone-flowered dahlias are increasingly popular for their stand-out flower shape, this variety in particular has handily long stems which makes them perfect for cutting. Reaching around 1m tall, the memorable Dahlia 'Dad's Favourite' is easy to grow and an undemanding addition to late summer borders or patio pots. Team it with perennials for a cottage garden feel or mingle it with airy grasses to deliver a burst of colour through summer and autumn.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Thrives well in full sun
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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May need winter cover
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Dahlia 'Dad's Favourite'
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Flower colour
Pink
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Tuber size
1
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Established height
70cm-1m
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Established spread
30-50cm
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Plant spacing
5 tubers per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Half hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower Gardens
Wildlife gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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