This plant is appreciated both in pots and in the garden and does not require special attention. Dahlia belongs to the Asteraceae family and is a tuberous perennial herb and is native to Mexico. Dahlia is a highly prized flower known for its beauty and flower colors. The Dahlia has oval and fleshy leaves with an intense green color.

It boasts a long flowering period from mid-spring to early autumn, giving you simple, ball, double, daisy-shaped, pompom-shaped flowers… in short, for all tastes. The colors of the dahlias are many and many times they are in combination, to bloom abundantly it requires a lot of sun but it develops quite well in dim light, tolerates even the sultry heat but not the harsh climate.

CARE

Choose a sunny place for the Dahlia, it is the one that handles the most, it also prefers moist and clayey soil, rich in organic substance and well drained. The dahlia plant grown in the ground is satisfied with the rains but in periods of prolonged drought and in summer it needs regular and daily watering. In autumn and winter, however, suspend watering completely to avoid the rot of the tubers that will now be in vegetative rest. In spring, before the vegetative restart and then periodically, give a specific fertilizer for green and flowering plants.

When the seedlings reach 15-20 cm in height, you can proceed with a light topping by removing the apex above the last couple of leaves. This intervention will favor the basal thickening, the formation of new tufts and the production of a greater quantity of flowers.

Dahlia plants pair well with numerous perennials, such as Verbena or. With other bulbs such as liliim.

HEART

The Aztecs used the Dahlia for various purposes, cooked the tubers like potatoes to eat them and used the sturdy stems to make small water pipes. They used the juice extracted from the rhizomes for the richness of phosphorus and potassium as a natural tonic in traditional medicine.