dahlia 'Elma E'
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Elma E' is a green-leaved cultivar that grows to around 1m tall. It bears large, pinkish-purple flowers during summer and early autumn

Scientific classification
- Species
- dahlia 'Elma E' (Dahlia 'Elma E.')
- Genus
- Dahlia
- Family
- Asteraceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial · Bedding
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of dahlia 'Elma E'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of dahlia 'Elma E'
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dahlia 'Elma E' care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing slight drying between waterings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing slight drying between waterings
Fertilizing
Balanced feed monthly during active growth season
Pruning
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Cut back to near ground level in the autumn, before lifting and storing for the winter or mulching in milder locations
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings taken in spring from shoots from stored tubers, or divide the tubers ensuring each division has a viable bud
Growing
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil, enriched with organic matter and general purpose fertiliser, in full sun. Pinch out growing tips to encourage bushy plants and stake (see staking perennials). Water freely in dry periods. Lift and store tubers in autumn to replant or use as a source of cuttings in spring. See dahlia cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be affected by a virus, tubers may rot in store
Pests
Can get aphids, capsid bug, earwigs, caterpillars and glasshouse red spider mite
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