Plant encyclopedia›commonName:"dahlia 'Apache Blauw'"

commonName:"dahlia 'Apache Blauw'"

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Tuberous-rooted perennial to about 1m tall, with mid-green serrated leaves. Large, fully double flowers 15cm across, produced from midsummer until the first autumn frosts, have narrow, quilled, deep red petals with long, divided tips giving a fringed effect

Scientific classification

Species: commonName:"dahlia 'Apache Blauw'" (Dahlia 'Apache Blauw')
Genus: Dahlia
Family: Asteraceae

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Toxicity: Bedding · Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of commonName:"dahlia 'Apache Blauw'"

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Quick identification of commonName:"dahlia 'Apache Blauw'"

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commonName:"dahlia 'Apache Blauw'" care guide

Water deeply and regularly once active growth starts
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Watering

Water deeply and regularly once active growth starts

Fertilizing

Rich balanced feed from growth until late flowering

Pruning

Deadhead spent flowers to encourage further flowering. Cut back to near ground level in autumn, before lifting and storing for the winter

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, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun. Pinch out growing tips to encourage bushy plants and stake taller dahlias, 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 susceptible to Powdery mildews in dry conditions. In wet weather grey moulds and other fungal rots can be a problem. Fungal rots can also damage stored tubers. A virus may cause stunting, leaf markings and distortion

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, leaf miners, glasshouse red spider mite and slugs. Earwigs sometimes damage blooms. Capsid bug and caterpillars are occasional pests

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