Dahlia Spartacus - Giant Dinnerplate Flowers
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Dahlia 'Spartacus' is a truly bold and commanding variety, popular for its especially massive, 'dinnerplate' flowers! Its dramatic, large flowerheads, endowed with a deep red colour and curled petals, create a wonderful sense of depth and texture in cottage and prairie plantings. As a standout decorative dahlia, it brings an intense, rich splash of colour to the garden during the summer and autumn months.
Its strong stems and impressive size make for absolutely stunning cut flowers that provide a powerful, impossible-to-miss focal point in any arrangement or garden display. It's usual for this Dahlia to produce blooms that are 8-10 inches across - hence the term dinner plate Dahlia. The dramatic, deep velvety-red and maroon petals really do put on a prolific show from mid-summer into autumn. Supplied as a ready to plant bare root tuber.
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To plant them, dig a hole at least 20-30cm square and around 20-30cm deep for each one. Cover the base of the hole with 10cms of compost, or manure and give it a good dousing with a full watering can and then plant the dahlia at a depth of 15cms. You may need a stout stake, not just a bamboo cane, to support each plant and it is a good idea to knock this in first and then place the plant by its side. Plant in a sunny spot and keep moist yet well-drained. It will need to be lifted in winter - once the foliage dies back simply dig it up and store in a cool, frost free location.