Dahlia 'Short Track'
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
When subtle and demure just won’t do, big, bold flowers such as the eye-popping Dahlia 'Short Track' can be just the thing. This statuesque variety is perfect for the middle to back of a border, where its raspberry ripple blooms pop against lush green foliage. Each flower of Dahlia 'Short Track' offers its own unique interpretation of the colour scheme, of crisp white with bright red edges and a hint of yellow. Use as light accents in a rich, warm border, or to really have some fun, pair with other multicoloured varieties for an eccentric and downright bonkers display. Think 'Crème Silence', 'Night Butterfly', 'Pooh Swan Island', 'Dahlegria Bicolore', and 'Honka Mix'.
Flowering from July to October, Dahlia 'Short Track' is perfect for offering late season colour and interest when all else is beginning to tire. For an extra bushy and floriferous plant, pinch out the growing tip when around 20cm tall to just above a lower set of leaves.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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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 'Short Track'
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Flower colour
White, red
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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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