Dahlia 'Strawberry Cream'
Orders placed before 1 March 2024
You can expect your order in March 2024
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2024
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Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Flowers don’t come more fresh and summery than the rosy pink blooms of Dahlia 'Strawberry Cream'. These fully double delights are generously packed with pinky white petals, each marked with a darker pink flush and streaks—light at first, then darkening and intensifying with age. Dahlia 'Strawberry Cream' is the perfect choice for a soft pastel colour scheme, and looks particularly elegant in combination with subtle pinks, purples, and blues. Think along the lines of Gaura 'Siskiyou Pink', Salvia 'Amethyst', and Campanula 'Caroline'. Perfection!
Dahlias like 'Strawberry Cream' are half-hardy and will need some form of winter protection in the UK. If you garden on heavy, clay soil or in an area prone to extremely cold winters, lift and store the tubers in a frost-free environment. If you live in a milder area or have light, well-draining soil, you are likely to get away with leaving Dahlia 'Strawberry Cream' in the ground with a thick layer of insulating mulch.
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 'Strawberry Cream'
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Flower colour
Pink, white
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Bulb size
1
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Established height
1-1.2m
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Established spread
30-50cm
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Plant spacing
5 bulbs 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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Dahlia 'Strawberry Cream' is half hardy, which means that it should be kept frost free over winter and during spring.
For best results, start your dahlia tubers in temporary pots in a
greenhouse in March or April to grow on to transplant outside later in the season—this will give them a head start.Alternatively, you can plant the Dahlia 'Strawberry Cream' tubers directly outside in May.
Plant with the stump of last year's stem facing upwards. The tuber should be fully submerged but with the stump just below the soil surface.
Plant one tuber per 8-10" pot if growing on during spring. When
planting outside, space the tubers around 30-50cm apart from each other. Compact varieties don’t need so much space.Water-in thoroughly after planting and continue to water regularly once in full growth, but only when the soil appears to be nearly dry.
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Orders placed before 1 March 2024
You can expect your order in March 2024Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2024
You can expect your order in April 2024Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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