Dahlia 'Erpeler Ley'
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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Description
Get ready for an inferno of colour with this total explosion of a bloom, Dahlia 'Erpeler Ley'. Named after a mountain, it is truly the summit of extravagant beauty. Like a volcano in action, these magnificent flowers are an eruption of wild and winding petals in lava-hot shades of red and orange. The twisted petals appear out of control and that’s all part of the fun. Making an eye-catching focal point in your borders and containers, Dahlia 'Erpeler Ley' grows to around 1.2m tall and spurts out these terrific flowers all summer long and into autumn.
The fiery flowers of Dahlia 'Erpeler Ley' are huge and utterly thrilling. Plant them in a worthy spot in full sun or partial shade and you will be bowled over with their beauty every day. The flowers are produced continuously when regularly cut or deadheaded. You'll want to flash a few of these around your home naturally, so go ahead, more will follow! Make a tropical statement with Dahlia 'Erpeler Ley' by planting it with big foliage plants like cannas. Or, mingle it into a mixed border and enjoy the impact it makes and contrast it creates with plant neighbours in cooler shades.
The Erpeler Ley is a basalt rock formation on the Rhine near Erpel, Germany, a few kilometres north of the Ahr's mouth. Standing at 191 metres above sea level, it is one of the most renowned volcanic formations in the Middle Rhine Valley.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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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 'Erpeler Ley'
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Flower colour
Red, orange
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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 -
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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