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Dahlia 'Chimborazo'

Dahlia 'Chimborazo'

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Collerette dahliaPerennialFamily: Asteraceae

Height: 1.2mSpread: 40cm
Tender

Attractive to wildlife

Flower colour:

Red

Foliage colour:

Green

Position

Sun Exposure:

Full sun

Aspect:

South facing, west facing

Position in Border:

Middle

Soil

Prefers rich soil:

Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Collerette Dahlias have a single row of flat petals, and a 'collar' of shorter florets which grow around the central disc. Dahlia 'Chimborazo', is a pretty collerette dahlia, bearing deep crimson-red outer petals around an inner collar of pale yellow. It's well suited to growing in a mixed, herbaceous border. It makes an excellent cut flower.

For best results, grow Dahlia 'Chimborazo' in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Deadhead regularly and feed with a potash-rich fertiliser to prolong flowering. Lift tubers after the first frosts and store them in a cool, dry situation until March. Then pot them up and keep them in a temperate greenhouse before planting out in late May.

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Dahlia ‘Chimborazo’ and wildlife

Dahlia ‘Chimborazo’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.

Is known to attract Bees

Bees

Is not known to attract Beneficial insects

Beneficial insects

Is not known to attract Birds

Birds

Is not known to attract Butterflies/Moths

Butterflies/Moths

Is not known to attract Other pollinators

Other pollinators

Is Dahlia ‘Chimborazo’ poisonous?

Dahlia ‘Chimborazo’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:

Is known to attract Cats

Cats

Is known to attract Dogs

Dogs

No reported toxicity to:

Is not known to attract Birds

Birds

Is not known to attract Horses

Horses

Is not known to attract Livestock

Livestock

Is not known to attract People

People